Is a tie appropriate with a polo shirt?

[English Bloke]

... and rugby shirts, sweat pants with dress shoes, white sport socks with dress shoes, socks with sandals, and people still wearing ripped concert shirts and jeans in the 30's+.

Well, initially I'd say no;

but on the other hand, If you like the look?

I sometimes wear a tie with my rugby shirts, depends how drunk I am... I always wear white sporties with my patents (it's a look I really like) and Colin? When you say ripped concert shirts, do you mean ripped as in old and torn or ripped as in ripped off. I bought a lovely Led Zeppelin at Knebworth '79 Concert Shirt, in Istanbul a couple of years ago. I Doubt the shirt is an original though, being as it cost me a fiver and the one I bought AT the Knebworth Gig in '79 was about a tenner THEN. (sadly that one is very torn now... ) The replacement was also on sale with a number of other shirts of dubious authenticity which was an added clue.

Just to re-iterate. I don't think polo's and ties make good bed-fellows.

Nighthawk me ol' mate... I feel you may be taking the rise.

LOVE the Thread by the way.

[Carolina Kiltman]

Generally I would say NO.
Then I'll add this. Once I was with a touring choir, and because of limited funds, and opportunities, the men wore white golf shirts with ties for the concert.
Of course we also wore robes, so the only thing that showed was the collar and tie. That way, the shirt could be washed out in the hotel room wash basin, hung up, and packed the next morning when we hit the road. I would agree only if it were such a situation.