The thing is, ever since Don Draper and his stumbling army of ethanol-breathed Mad Men brought their spray-on-skinny, sweepingly broad sense of sartorial understanding to the masses, ties have seemed… well, a little bit naff. Basic, even. For the past century or more, ties have been the overarching stylistic signature of white-collar workers the world over — viscose nooses around the collective scrags of the office-bound hoards. Something happened a few years ago, however, which brought ties back into the conversation.
Several major white-collar companies — namely PricewaterhouseCoopers and JP Morgan — suddenly decreed that their staff need no longer wear suits and ties, and it was at that moment that the reign of the workaday neck tie loosened its terrible grip. It was also at that moment that the tie came back to the table as a legitimate fashion accessory — something to have fun with, rather than to be constricted by. It was a move reflected on the runways at the recent menswear shows in London, Paris and Milan.
Sulkily, even. Here are a few examples: neckties, ascots , bow ties, bolo ties, cravats and clip-on ties. Who invented the tie? No one knows for sure. Most modern ties are usually 56 inches long and between 3. His experience with clothing enabled him to create a tie pattern that was visually appealing and more durable than past ties had been. But most ties require you to tie them with one of various knots. It can take a while to learn how to tie these knots perfectly.
With a little practice, though, it becomes much easier. Ties can make any outfit look super-sharp and snazzy! Early ties may have had certain purposes, such as keeping a shirt tight at the neck to keep the throat warm during cold weather. However, ties today are mainly accessories. They add color and pizzazz to your outfit. But women can wear ties, too! Many wear them as part of a uniform for work.
Others just like the way they look in a tie and slip one on before important events. The tie is one piece of fashion that may be seen on a variety of people dressed for many occasions.
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You have answered 0 of 3 questions correctly and your score is:. Want to add a little wonder to your website? Help spread the wonder of families learning together. We sent you SMS, for complete subscription please reply. Follow Twitter Instagram Facebook. Business suits, mostly, are blue or grey. Shirts are white, light blue, pale pink at a pinch. Cuts, fits, silhouettes, all are fairly standard.
One white business shirt looks not entirely dissimilar from another. Shoes are black or perhaps brown. Some chaps like their socks to pop — I caution caution — but ties are really where the mid-ranking executive, the urban professional, gets to show a glimpse of taste, of personal style, of panache. Even, if he has one, of personality.
I'm not one for the peacock approach. I don't go in for Jon Snow's look-at-me neckwear pyrotechnics. I mean the Channel 4 newsman, not the spaniel-haired Night's Watchman. But I am in favour of colour. Of print, pattern and texture. Of a bit of showiness. Because without those… what? Just grey wool, white cotton and a couple of inches of neck? That's it? That's the alternative to what I've got round my throat today: a beautiful, bottle green, knitted silk tie from Drake's, which elevates an otherwise utterly unremarkable outfit to something considered, elegant, distinctive?
Now, the most important part. Because, as I say, I don't give a four-in-hand what you wear to work or anywhere else, as long as you're not wearing a lie. There's a craven, cringing dishonesty to wearing a business suit with an open-neck shirt, as if to signal some sort of groovy, rule-breaking rebel spirit. As if not wearing a tie makes you somehow rock'n'roll, telegraphs your otherwise hidden, anti-establishment bona fides.
Who are you kidding, granddad? You're a junior minister, or a fund manager, or a partner in a firm of solicitors, or a BBC foreign correspondent, or a medical registrar, or — in my case — a middle manager in a media corporation. You're not a young Iggy Pop. You're a less successful David Cameron.
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