Ties,regimental,university,college, club.

[Jock Scot]

Is it just me, but does wearing a striped tie not seem to clash with tartan? When I do wear a tie while kilted, I prefer a solid color.

Can I refer you to my post(no 13) in this thread. As I think has been said by Todd, this matching up thing does seem to worry you chaps over there, far more than us here. Frankly, I can't see why you chaps worry so much, but: "Each to their own".

[Tattoo Bradley]

If anyone is interested, Medals of America, http://www.usmedals.com/, has a selection of regimental style ties for the different services, some based on different medals, and other classifications.

Thanks for the link. I really like the USAF "regimental" tie.

[macwilkin]

Ben Silver is probably the mother lode of this class of tie, for US residents! Their home store is a dangerous place to visit but the sales folk have excellent fashion sense. I own exactly one of their ties, purchased long, long ago for what seemed at the time a high price.

They also have a nice Scots lion, Welsh dragon, and what may be my downfall, the palmetto and crescent moon (or gorget if you prefer) symbolic of my home state.

Otherwise, just keep an eye out for striped ties in school (or other appropriate) colors.

Yes indeed, Ben Silver is dangerous to a gentleman's pocketbook for a myriad of reasons! :mrgreen:

I know several of their ties, and they are some of the best ties I own -- besides my aforementioned society/club ties, I also own one of their Churchill polka dot ties.

T.

[thescot]

Well, boys, I like the whole idea put forward by Jock. Unfortunately, it'll never fly over here. Just not part of our tradition.

I confess to having a Dragoons tie I purchased from Land's Eng years ago, but I bought it for the colors. I also have an Argyl and Sutherland I got for the same reasons: it matched the colors I wanted in a tie. Both we colorful but somewhat muted and tasteful. And no one over here woud accuse me of being a poser since no one over here would recogize the pattern.

Unfortunately, a lot of the USMC ties I see are garish and more suited to a clown's outit than a sport coat/argyl jacket.

I like ties. I wear them any time they might be in order, whether kilted or no. And I havce learned that ties do not choke--only ill fitting shirts choke the wearer. But unfortunately, style and grace and tasteful dress for gentlemen is not in fahsion these days, so I am a rarity.

I'd like to think we'd wear service or school ties over here, but we won't. The closest we'll see will be solid colored ties with emblems emblazed upon them. As long as the colors are irridescent, I guess that will do.

[macwilkin]

I'd like to think we'd wear service or school ties over here, but we won't. The closest we'll see will be solid colored ties with emblems emblazed upon them. As long as the colors are irridescent, I guess that will do.

What you mean "we", Jim? A number of us already do. :mrgreen:

T.

[thescot]

Ah, yes. Ben Silver. One of the last of the true haberdahers around. I miss the days of the men's store when you could go in and find a nice selection of dress shirts, ties, trousers, and jackets. And a sales person who not only had a tape but knew how to read it and mark up a suit.

A gentleman who cares to dress like one could do well to stick with them. I like Brooks Brothers as well, but they're more geared to a mass market. And the so-called outlet stores don't actually carrry the real Brooks Brothers items. They have their own line that is tagged differently, so caveat emptor.

[thescot]

What you mean "we", Jim? A number of us already do. :mrgreen:

T.

I stand corrected. You are, as usual, correct.

Unfortunately, the number is quite small.

I even wear the old 2" wool khaki tie I was issued at Parris Island for quite casual wear in the fall with an appropriately colered shirt. And I tie it in a very tight, small four-in-hand knot. I have been known to wear one of the old wiere collar stays that not only holds the collar points down, it pokes the tie out. Very cool!

[macwilkin]

I stand corrected. You are, as usual, correct.

Unfortunately, the number is quite small.

I even wear the old 2" wool khaki tie I was issued at Parris Island for quite casual wear in the fall with an appropriately colered shirt. And I tie it in a very tight, small four-in-hand knot. I have been known to wear one of the old wiere collar stays that not only holds the collar points down, it pokes the tie out. Very cool!

Jim,

No offence was meant or intended.

T.

[JSFMACLJR]

Is it just me, but does wearing a striped tie not seem to clash with tartan? When I do wear a tie while kilted, I prefer a solid color.

It must be you...and a great number of folk who worry about this, nay, obsess over everything "matching."

Highland Scots, as well as most British gentlemen in general, are never bothered by such matters as a striped tie "going with" a patterned suit. I believe it actually shows a style, a flair, that is missing from the American mindset of fashion.

[Galician]

Can I refer you to my post(no 13) in this thread. As I think has been said by Todd, this matching up thing does seem to worry you chaps over there, far more than us here. Frankly, I can't see why you chaps worry so much, but: "Each to their own".

Since a striped tie is not a part of our general culture, I guess our sensibilities are geared to colors blending in. I, for one, was taught never to wear any colors which clashed. I don't think this is unusual for my generation.

But then, for many of us, the British style isn't our model of dressing. Nor is there any reason it should be.