SCENE ON THE STREET : Up to Their Necks . . .

It’s lunchtime in Old Pasadena, and the Tie Patrol is on the move.

Tacked down or flapping free, striped or subtly patterned, the cravats add a certain gentlemanly crispness to the passing sartorial parade on Colorado Boulevard.

And should the lunch hour stretch a bit too long into the afternoon, the neckwear suggests a ready excuse: “Hey! We got tied up!”