Costuming Peaks – Love Letter to Ben Horne’s Ties

In honor of Father’s Day, here’s my love letter to the many ties Ben Horne wears in Twin Peaks, from the Pilot episode through Part 17 of Season 3 on Showtime.

LOVE LETTER TO BEN HORNE’S TIES IN TWIN PEAKS

PILOT EPISODE

Ben Horne speaking to Leland Palmer
Pilot

The first time we seen Ben Horne is in the Pilot episode. He is talking with Leland Palmer in front of a fireplace.

Ben Horne in lobby of Great Northern Hotel
Pilot

The tie he wears in that scene is worn for the rest of his appearances in the episode.

EPISODE 1.001

Ben Horne in a bedroom at Timber Falls Motel
Episode 1.001

Ben returns in Episode 1.001 sporting a red and blue polka dot tie.

Ben Horne speaking with Audrey Horne
Episode 1.001

It’s one of several polka dotted ties that will be seen throughout the series (must have been a popular fashion trend in the early 1990s). He wears the tie while speaking with Catherine Martell at the Timber Falls Motel and later when scolding Audrey Horne.

EPISODE 1.002

Ben Horne at dinner table
Episode 1.002
Ben and Jerry Horne speak in front of a mural
Episode 1.002

The red and blue polka dot tie is seen again in Episode 1.002 when Jerry Horne returns from Paris and interrupts dinner. He also wears the tie  during their excursion to meet the new girl at One Eyed Jacks.

EPISODE 1.003

Doc Hayward, Deputy Andy Brennan and Ben Horne at the Morgue
Episode 1.003

In Episode 1.003, the red and blue polka dot ties is traded in for a black tie with white polka dots.

People gathered at a funeral
Episode 1.003

Ben wears the same tie to Laura Palmer’s funeral.

EPISODE 1.004

Leo Johnson speaking with Ben Horne
Episode 1.004
Ben Horne speaking with Leo Johnson in the woods
Episode 1.004

Ben sports a tie when having a secret meeting with Leo Johnson in the woods during Episode 1.004.

EPISODE 1.005

Ben sitting at his desk
Episode 1.005

Ben wears two different ties in episode 1.005. One tie is seen when speaking with his brother Jerry in his office.

Catherine Martell and Ben Horne
Episode 1.005
Ben Horne and Josie Packard
Episode 1.005

Another polka dotted tie – grey with red dots – is seen during the party for the Icelanders and when meeting Josie Packard.

Polka dot tie count = 3

EPISODE 1.006

Ben Horne eating ice cream in his office
Episode 1.006
Ben Horne on the phone at his desk
Episode 1.006

Episode 1.006 increases the polka dot tie count to four with a black tie with gold dots.

EPISODES 1.007 AND 2.001

Ben Horne speaking on a phone
Episode 1.007
Ben Horne standing by a door
Episode 1.007
Audrey Horne hides from Ben at One Eyed Jacks
Episode 2.001

Ben wears the same polka dot tie from episode 1.006 in episodes 1.007 and 2.001 when visiting One Eyed Jacks.

EPISODE 2.002

Ben Horne holding up a bag of marshmallows behind his desk
Episode 2.002
Ben and Jerry Horne
Episode 2.002

The black tie with gold polka dots returns in Episode 2.002. At this point, this polka dot tie is the one seen the most in Twin Peaks.

EPISODE 2.003

Agent Cooper speaking with Ben Horne in the Great Northern Hotel lobby
Episode 2.003

But a challenger returns in Episode 2.003 – the black tie with white polka dots first seen in Episode 1.003. Unfortunately, this is the final appearance of this tie in Twin Peaks. It will be replaced with a different colored polka dot tie in Episode 2.004.

EPISODE 2.004

Ben Horne speaking with Louie in the hotel lobby
Episode 2.004
Ben Horne in his office
Episode 2.004
Ben Horne holding a cigar
Episode 2.004

A navy tie with white polka dots is seen throughout Episode 2.004. Ben wears it when speaking with Louie, talking with Jean Renault and later giving a nod to Mr. Tojamura in the hotel lobby.

EPISODE 2.005

Ben Horne standing in his office
Episode 2.005

The polka dot ties take a break in Episode 2.005 and are replaced with a patterned tie with complementary blue pocket square.

EPISODE 2.006

For Episode 2.006, Ben is seen wearing the same tie from Episode 2.005 meets he Special Agent Dale Cooper in an empty dining room at The Great Northern Hotel.

Ben Horne speaks with Agent Cooper
Episode 2.006

A second tie is seen in this episode at The Bookhouse as Ben checks on his daughter Audrey. It first appeared in Episode 1.005 as Ben was sitting at his desk.

Agent Cooper looks at Ben Horne in The Bookhouse
Episode 2.006

This tie is worn for several other scenes including speaking with Josie Packard, Leland Palmer and Mr. Tojamura.

Ben Horne and Josie Packard by a fireplace with wine glasses
Episode 2.006
Ben Horne holding a wine glass in his office
Episode 2.006
Leland Palmer and Ben Horne at his office door
Episode 2.006
Ben Horne sitting at a dining room table
Episode 2.006

EPISODE 2.007

In episode 2.007, an angry Ben marches toward the Great Northern Hotel lobby sporting a new tie.

Ben Horne smoking a cigar while angrily marching down the hotel hallway
Episode 2.007
Ben Horne sitting at his desk
Episode 2.007

The same tie is seen later in the episode when Audrey Horney confronts Ben about One Eyed Jacks.

Ben Horne pointing in his office
Episode 2.007

The grey tie with red polka dots makes a return in episode 2.007 when he is arrested by the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department. It was last seen in episode 1.005.

Ben Horne standing in jail
Episode 2.008
Ben Horne and Jerry Horne in an interrogation room
Episode 2.008

Ben is still wearing the grey tie with red polka dots in episode 2.008 while in jail  and being interrogated.

Ben Horne being escorted by Deputy Hawk in Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department
Episode 2.009
Ben Horne standing outside jail cell
Episode 2.009

Ben is also seen wearing the grey tie with red polka dots in episode 2.009.

EPISODES 2.010 AND 2.011

Bobby Briggs stands by Ben's desk as a disheveled Ben Horne sits in his chair
Episode 2.010
Ben Horne standing in front of a projector screen
Episode 2.011
Hank Jennings and Ben Horne speaking in the office
Episode 2.011

For episodes 2.010 and 2.011, Ben wears a tie with yellow school busses.

EPISODE 2.012

Ben Horne speaking with Bobby Briggs
Episode 2.012
Bobby Briggs shows Ben Horne some photos
Episode 2.012

The bus-themed tie returns in episode 2.012 when Ben trades in his silk robe for a Confederate solider jacket.

Audrey speaking with Ben Horne who is playing with model toys
Episode 2.013

The polka dots are back in episode 2.013! Strangely, Ben had time to change his tie as he falls more into his Civil War fantasy world.

Ben Horne standing in his office
Episode 2.014

This view of Ben in episode 2.014 shows the backside of his navy tie with white polka dots.

Ben Horne surveying his model
Episode 2.014
Ben Horne carrying a flag
Episode 2.014

We get a better look at the tie later in episode 2.014, especially when he grabs the flag and sings with Dr. Jacoby.

Ben sitting on a fake horse in the hotel lobby while Audrey Horne, Jerry Horne and Doctor Jacoby look on
Episode 2.015

While difficult to see at first, Ben is still wearing the navy polka dot tie in episode 2.015. This marks the final appearance of Ben’s polka dotted ties.

Ben Horne speaking into a microphone on stage
Episode 2.017
Catherine Martell speaks with Ben Horne
Episode 2.017

Ben trades in his normal ties for a bow tie and tuxedo in episode 2.017. It is the first of two appearances when he wears a tux.

Ben Horne addresses the committee at The Roadhouse
Episode 2.019

Ben wears a bright red and green tie with stripped shirt when addressing the Miss Twin Peaks committee at the Roadhouse.

Ben Horne at The Roadhouse
Episode 2.019
Ben Horne by elevators speaking with Dick Tremayne
Episode 2.019
Ben Horne standing by elevators
Episode 2.019

We get a better look at the tie in subsequent scenes in episode 2.019. Early 1990s fashion was something special.

Ben Horne speaking with John Justice Wheeler
Episode 2.020

Ben drapes a tie around his neck in several scenes in episode 2.020. It’s first scene when he speaks with John Justice Wheeler.

Ben Horne sitting on his office steps
Episode 2.020
Ben Horne speaking with Audrey
Episode 2.020

Ben continues with the draped tie look in episode 2.020 when he Audrey Horne returns to his office.

Ben Horne entering the office carrying books
Episode 2.021
Ben Horne sitting by a fireplace with Audrey holding books
Episode 2.021

In episode 2.021, Ben wears a bright royal blue tie with pattern when discussing scared texts with Audrey Horne in his office. It’s his final appearance in a normal tie for Season 2.

Ben Horne wearing a tux
Episode 2.021
Ben Horne in a tuxedo by a fireplace
Episode 2.022

Ben dresses up in a tuxedo and black bow tie later in episode 2.021 and again in episode 2.022.

SEASON 3 – PART 1

Ben Horne speaking to Beverly in his office
Part 1

Ben Horne was absent from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. But he returned to the Great Northern Hotel in Twin Peaks: The Return on Showtime. Early in Part 1, he is seen wearing his traditional suit with red tie sitting behind a desk in his office.

Ben Horne Sitting at his desk speaking with Jerry Horne reclining in a chair
Part 1 – Official Photo from Showtime

We get a better look at the tie courtesy of an official press photo from Showtime from Part 1.

Ben Horne speaking on the phone at his desk
Part 7

Ben wears two different ties in Part 7 on Showtime. The first is seen when he is speaking on the telephone in his office.

Ben Horne standing in his office with Beverly
Part 7

Later in Part 7, he is wearing a navy tie when speaking with Beverly in his office.

Ben Horne standing in his office
Part 7 – Official photo from Showtime

The official Part 7 photo of Ben Horne from Showtime gives a better look at the navy tie with tiny white dots.

Ben Horne speaking on the phone
Part 10

In Twin Peaks Part 10 on Showtime, Ben wears a navy tie with stripes while speaking on the telephone.

Ben Horne sitting at his desk speaking on the phone
Part 10 – Official photo from Showtime

Interestingly, the official press photo from Part 10 of Ben Horne shows him wearing the tie first seen in Part 7.

Ben Horne sitting at his desk
Part 12

Ben wears the same red tie from Part 1 in Part 12 when speaking with Sheriff Frank Truman at his office.

Ben Horne speaking with Sheriff Frank Truman
Part 12 – Official photo from Showtime

The official press photo from Showtime shows a better look at the red tie from this episode.

Ben Horne sitting at his desk speaking on the phone
Part 17

For Ben’s last appearance in Part 17, he again wears the navy tie with white dots first seen in Part 7.

In total, Ben wears 21 different ties – 20 regular ties and one black bow tie.

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