Bow Color History - Fun thread

[gemy]

For all you long time Yorkie exhibitors - anyone have approximate dates when bow color changes to red? I heard before it was orange.

And the fun stuff what's your guess on what the next show color might be, and I wonder how bow color got changed?

[topknot]

Back in the early 80s when I first started showing, most people used red solid. Then a few people started to use the red with white pola dots, mostly under 1 year of age. Then we started to see other colors like, Turq. blue and also green was somewhat popular. Now it is mostly red. I was not showing when the orange was more popular. Must have been the 90s.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by topknot

Back in the early 80s when I first started showing, most people used red solid. Then a few people started to use the red with white pola dots, mostly under 1 year of age. Then we started to see other colors like, Turq. blue and also green was somewhat popular. Now it is mostly red. I was not showing when the orange was more popular. Must have been the 90s.

When Cede Higgins took BIS at Westminster in 1978 he was wearing a red bow with white polka dots. It was his signature. Marlene also wore a red polka dog dress when she showed him.

It is my understanding that green was what was used during the very early days in GB.

Orange today is used when a dog has a bit more red in their gold.

[topknot]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

When Cede Higgins took BIS at Westminster in 1978 he was wearing a red bow with white polka dots. It was his signature. Marlene also wore a red polka dog dress when she showed him.

It is my understanding that green was what was used during the very early days in GB.

Orange today is used when a dog has a bit more red in their gold.

Yes, I remember Higgens. Loved the bow!

I have a deep rich orange bow now and use it quite often.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by topknot

Yes, I remember Higgens. Loved the bow!

I have a deep rich orange bow now and use it quite often.

I showed Charmer in an orange bow, his gold had a red tones in it.....and red just didn't do the color justice.

[Debyork2]

I can only remember red bows-this was in the late 70's early 80's (in Australia), and you had to make your own! Bows were much simpler then(wasn't everything) and hardly any bling. Topknots were much plainer too, at least here, which at that time followed the English style.

[yorkiekist]

Tourquoise was a big color in the 80's too. I was friends with one lady and her kennel was TNT. It stood for tourquoise and treasures. All of her dogs wore tourquoise bows.

Fushia was also a popular color and hot pink in the 80's.

[gemy]

Originally Posted by yorkiekist

Tourquoise was a big color in the 80's too. I was friends with one lady and her kennel was TNT. It stood for tourquoise and treasures. All of her dogs wore tourquoise bows.

Fushia was also a popular color and hot pink in the 80's.

Thanks guys.hot pink wow. So far I've only seen red bows in the ring. I do have diff colors for Razz but only shown in the red.

[topknot]

Originally Posted by Debyork2

I can only remember red bows-this was in the late 70's early 80's (in Australia), and you had to make your own! Bows were much simpler then(wasn't everything) and hardly any bling. Topknots were much plainer too, at least here, which at that time followed the English style.

I have stated before how much easier it was back in the old days with topknots and bows. It was doable. Since returning, it has taken me 4 years to do a topknot. Bows - I can make them, but not as good as some others, so I end up buying them. I heard it was the s**tzu handlers that were showing yorkies that ended up making the topknots puffy and people liked it. Yes, it can hide flawes in a head or snout. IMO - I would rather go back to a simply pull up topknot. Done in seconds.

[topknot]

Originally Posted by yorkiekist

Tourquoise was a big color in the 80's too. I was friends with one lady and her kennel was TNT. It stood for tourquoise and treasures. All of her dogs wore tourquoise bows.

Fushia was also a popular color and hot pink in the 80's.

Yes, I just abreviate tourquoise = turq. - that was a hot color. I even used it on some of my dogs. I forgot about the hot pink. I do have hot pink with white poka dot bows today. And a rich purple was also popular, but you have to be careful with this color as it can make the tan/gold look washed out. I like to use other colors and I think the judges like it too.

1st photo - Here is one of my girls when she was a teenager with a hot pink bow in.
2nd photo - Ch. Dot's Top Banana form back in the 80s - on the front cover of book. Here you can see how simple the bows were and no puff to topknot.

[gemy]

Originally Posted by topknot

Yes, I just abreviate tourquoise = turq. - that was a hot color. I even used it on some of my dogs. I forgot about the hot pink. I do have hot pink with white poka dot bows today. And a rich purple was also popular, but you have to be careful with this color as it can make the tan/gold look washed out. I like to use other colors and I think the judges like it too.

1st photo - Here is one of my girls when she was a teenager with a hot pink bow in.
2nd photo - Ch. Dot's Top Banana form back in the 80s - on the front cover of book. Here you can see how simple the bows were and no puff to topknot.

Oh I loved the Hot pink bow, how pretty. I wish it was back in the 80s again. One day maybe I'll be able to do that puff thing, but I love that simpler look.
Thanks for posting those gorgeous pics.

[topknot]

Here is one of my other pups with a red with white poka dot bow.

The book in the above post is a great reference for colors of bows that were used. They have quite a few photos in color. I love this book.

[topknot]

Originally Posted by gemy

Oh I loved the Hot pink bow, how pretty. I wish it was back in the 80s again. One day maybe I'll be able to do that puff thing, but I love that simpler look.
Thanks for posting those gorgeous pics.

Thanks! My girl in the pink bow was just last year. I have actually shown my dogs in different color bows besides the red or deep orange and the judges do not mind. I actually think most of them like it. Look at some of your other breeds with bows. I have seen them show in different color bows now.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by topknot

Thanks! My girl in the pink bow was just last year. I have actually shown my dogs in different color bows besides the red or deep orange and the judges do not mind. I actually think most of them like it. Look at some of your other breeds with bows. I have seen them show in different color bows now.

I love hot pink on little girls that have not completely cleared in their gold.

I've used black on boys who have that gorgeous clear gold. I've also used a glittered red, white and blue bow when I've shown on 4th of July weekends.

[Cirlonde]

I went to a dog show in OKC a few months ago and noticed that all but one or two of the Yorkies all had red bows. I wondered at the time if that was a requirement or not...

What sets the standard accepted color? Just fashion of the day?
-C