We at Style Insider are aware that we are far too concerned about White House fashion. We want to know what brooch Michelle Obama is wearing, and what her next Narciso Rodriguez dress will look like. We are dying to see Sasha and Malia in public so we can study their clothes. We’re going to a J. Crew store this weekend just to soak up the atmosphere.

Thus, a hearty shout-out to Neck of State. The dedicated “research” bloggers there scrutinize the neckwear choices of Barack Obama every day, without fail. Their goal: to determine whether the President’s choice of tie impacts his decisions while in office. Thus, they “track, catalog and correlate the neckties and other neckwear” of Obama. (more…)