Filius designer Alessandro Tomassetti, whose former boutique All Purpose was one of my favorites on West Third Street, has a core following among discerning L.A. men for tailored shirts well under $200. But his collection of novel bowties is also worth taking a look at—the leather specimens are a subtle fetish antidote for the oh-so-natty holiday crowd, and the pièce de résistance is a $55 bowtie made of varnished birch bark, affixed to a metal button that slides onto the shirt (which is good; imagine having to tie this thing).  — Paul Dexter