All tied up.

• Position: What's new? Holiday gifts galore

Why wait until Father's Day to give Dad a whimsical tie when Trent & Company, Inc., New York, has a whole new line out just in time for the holidays? The Ties and Knot leather series includes Walking Crocodile in brown and black ($89) as well as Classic Blue ($79) and Independence. The latter ($125) should prove particularly popular in these patriotic times. The exclusive colonial pattern...