It’s funny how we gradually accumulate skills. About a year ago, we first learned how to tie a bow tie. That it took so long cause us some embarrassment. We just never had occasion to learn. We wore bow ties only a handful of times with tuxedos—high school prom, as groomsmen in weddings, an occasional charity gala—and those were rented and clip-on. We never considered the bow tie for non-tuxedo occasions. Bow ties seemed at best a gimmick and sometimes a joke. We wanted to garner more respect than Pee Wee Herman or Barney Fife. Our tune has changed. We came to understand a simple truth. The potential impression depends much more on the bow tie’s wearer than the on bow tie itself. For competent and skilled gentlemen, a bow tie can enhance gravitas and convey personality. A bow tie...