Style Before Chris Brown: A History of Celebrity Bow Ties

Chris Brown hit the apology circuit last night, appearing on Larry King to offer his side of the story (”I still love her, I just can’t be with someone who runs into my hand all the time.”) Of course we don’t really care about mea culpas (you-a can culpa our nuts if you want though), we’re more interested in dude’s baby blue sweater and bow tie combo. And apparently so is the internet, since #chrisbrownsbowtie has had Trending Topics on Twitter going nuts.

Stylin’ or wildin’? We can’t really say, but we do know CB’s neckwear choice is just the latest in the long history of memorable bow ties. Take a look back at a few classic examples, as judged by our patented Louis Farrakhan rating system (because he’s the master of the bow tie, obviously). Bow down to the kings, suckas!