Presenter Günther Jauch wears except for his program “Who wants to be a millionaire?” only rarely a tie. “In principle, I now consider ties to be dispensable,” said the 67-year-old of the German Press Agency. In 1991, Jauch was named Tie Man of the Year by the German Fashion Institute (DMI).
At that time he was promised to provide him with ties for five years. However, one of them never arrived, according to Jauch. “Perhaps an indication that the obligation to wear a tie is becoming more and more out of fashion.”
Ties are not part of the award, the DMI said. Perhaps there was an agreement between Jauch and a tie manufacturer. “Unfortunate if it wasn’t implemented.”
