But he is also puckish and warm, with a penchant for vests and bow ties, fedoras and fezzes.

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They wear bow ties and chat about the weather and would never even think of kicking a puppy.

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For men, it's all about the pocket squares, bow ties and smoking loafers.

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Out of office, he switched to business suits and bow ties but continued to promote public health causes, from preventing childhood accidents to better training for doctors.

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Known for wearing bow ties, suspenders and a clipped beard, Koop is survived by his wife, three children and eight grandchildren.

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Ari Seth Cohen is a 29-year-old photographer who often dons chunky cardigans, thick brown glasses and green velvet bow ties for his morning walk-about.

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He cut his hair, began wearing suits, bow ties, better shoes and coats.

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An inveterate wearer of bow-ties, he looks and sounds like a lively, slightly abrasive, polemical American journalist with a literary and libertarian bent.

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Staff wear pressed white shirts with red bow ties, Coke is sold in glass bottles and all the ice cream for the sundaes, banana splits and milkshakes is produced on site in small batches.

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And even after he traded his tie-dyes for bow ties, he has been flighty, leaving most of his jobs within a couple of years.

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