An American clothing brand is in final negotiations with Yoko Ono to use artwork by her late husband John Lennon on a new line of neckties.

Ralph Marlin and Company have proposed designs for eight different ties to be adorned with the Beatles legend's paintings.

And, if the Lennon neckties are given the go-ahead, the firm hopes to expand their collection to include nightwear and boxer shorts, reports the New York Post's gossip column PageSix.

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