As a rule I would say the more vibrant the tie the plainer the suit and shirt.
not sure if i agree w/ this - you have to be subtle but you its not like youd can pair a patterned tie w/ a grey flannel suit and sharp white shirt or something
details are what make menswear interesting imo
― Lamp, Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
this is what i wear to the office:http://cdn4.mattters.com/photos/photos/909119/ef966ec7f23441c3_moschino_plaid_suit.jpg
― gr8080, Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
http://s7.thisnext.com/media/230x230/MAISON-MARTIN-MARGIELA-10-Men_62F4AAA2.jpg
have worn these pants iirc
― Lamp, Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, don't always agree with this, although seems like the more vibrant the tie the harder it is to match with a non-plain shirt/suit.
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:32 (thirteen years ago) link
It's a truism that in his ties and, perhaps jewelry, a 'well-dressed man' is allowed some flamboyance and it only takes a cursory look at many a well-dressed Englishman to see that distictive ties can work with otherwise sober-looking suits. I wouldn't wear the Pucci ties w/anything other than a very simple suitcloth, though; grey, black, blue at a stretch or whatever summery linen colors you have and either match your tie to the suit or complement it. Seeing patterns like that or paisleys with a striped suit, for example, or God forfend, a windowpane pattern gives me a headache.
― Le mépris vient de la tête, la haine vient du cœur (Michael White), Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Hmm, actually my charcoal suit has white pinstripes, though thin ones and not super strong. Still, that could be the problem. I never really liked white pinstripes, and glad my new suit is solid navy.
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:39 (thirteen years ago) link
i have worn a paisley tie w/ a pinstriped shirt before
― gr8080, Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Too many lines going in different directions. I wear patterned ties sometimes with my chalkstripe suit but they tend to be dense patterns that suggest texture more than pattern if that makes sense.
― Le mépris vient de la tête, la haine vient du cœur (Michael White), Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I am confused by business dress; thankfully I never have to wear it.
― Dans la Bot (seandalai), Thursday, 13 January 2011 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
me too. i only own one suit and its burnt orange. and its kinda nylon/polyester'y. the kind of thing that makes that swoosh-swoosh-swoosh sound from where the legs rub together when you walk..
no ties either.
― phil-two, Friday, 14 January 2011 02:19 (thirteen years ago) link
https://s4.postimg.org/fb3p8y6kd/Cra_Go_KXEAAd_Fgn.jpg
Seems legit.
This is quite interesting, following on from a report suggesting that not knowing the sartorial rules of the City ('no brown in town', etc) acts as a bar on social mobility.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/564c7bb6-711d-11e6-a0c9-1365ce54b926.html#axzz4JBsMOpCS
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/sep/02/city-of-london-dress-code-brown-shoes-finance
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Saturday, 3 September 2016 11:20 (seven years ago) link