I assume a tie clasp is hinged and has teeth to get a death grip on your tie. I have one such item in my collection, a Huckleberry Hound–motif tie clasp, but I have never worn it. I don’t know if that ...

There’s no correct place, but if the clasp or clip is too close to the knot it looks more decorative than functional. If it is worn too close to the end of the tie, it looks peculiar. I think it ...

Kruesel presses the old tie clasp into my palm. "Take it," he whispers, "but with caution. You cannot return this to me." Outside, I hold it up against the sunlight. A pyramid of shadow agate cradled ...