new-school tie

MaryW commented on the word new-school tie

From context, a tie with the colors of a less-prestigious, new British school.

Holmes came in at three o'clock. He had left immediately after breakfast, dressed in a singularly Lestradian brown suit (the sort that is obviously purchased with an eye to shoulder seams and the amount of wear the knees will take), a soft brown hat that looked as if had shrunk in the rain, a new-school tie, and sturdy shoes . . .

January 2, 2016