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I specifically excepted *black tie* bowties from my point.
Dang, missed that. I'd agree; it's much harder outside the formal setting. Much harder. I did get good comments with an olive bowtie in an olive suit, non black-tie and semiformal, but that was also with a very dark green hat and the whole ensemble looked vaguely 1940s-ish: again, evoking a particular nostalgic "gentlemanly" look rather than a modern "edgy" one. Works better if you're an old bastard like me (40s). Otherwise I use them for black-tie looks (even if slightly overdressed for an occasion).
In bright colors or informal circumstances... some can pull off a look containing a bowtie (some hip-hop folks come to mind) but I wouldn't necessarily call it a "sexy" or "edgy" look.