Ties,regimental,university,college, club.

[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.

[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".

[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.

[Jock Scot]

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.

Well you are seemingly willing to buy into the kilt wearing world which one way or another is British, albeit the Scots part of it!

[Tim Little]

Great suggestion, Jock.

I don't have any military connections myself, but I have found that my high school tie -- we received these for graduation -- is my "go to" tie if a necktie is called for:



I actually got the idea that the combination might work from seeing pictures of British regimental ties combined with Highland wear.

[gilmore]

Well you are seemingly willing to buy into the kilt wearing world which one way or another is British, albeit the Scots part of it!

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Thanks, I needed that.

[Bugbear]

I understand that tartan ties are wrong and taboo, but is anything wrong with tweed ties?
* Pictures of tweed tie removed. *

[Bugbear]

I have quite a few of the striped ties. As far as I can remember, I only have a couple of solid color ties: a navy blue, and a black. I also have a burgundy bow tie that a family member gave to me not too long ago.

Some of my ties have a few different colors, but are not in a particular patern, more like specks of color woven into the fabric . And I often pick out ties that have a texture or are made of a fabric other than smooth silk or satin.

[BoldHighlander]

Interesting thread. I'm not much of a tie wearer, I'm usually dressed fairly casual, but more to the point because of a large neck I have problems with shirt collars being constricting.

At any rate I appreciate all the links & have bookmarked them, just in case

[JSFMACLJR]

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.

Okay, since when is a striped tie "not a part of our general culture"? I'm really quite puzzled by this, Galician. Businessmen, academics, politicians, lawyers etc, etc --those who wear a coat and tie to work--have been wearing striped ties in the US for generations now. Have you ever heard of Brooks Brothers? J. Press? Joseph A.Bank?

I'm serious here and am not trying to be a sarcastic prig! Look around, my friend, at men wearing suits. Many, many, many wear striped ties!

Just so you think that these striped ties are not the sole privilege of the British, take a look at these pages from various American catalogues:

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatS...Section_Id=211

http://www.jpressonline.com/neckwear...d.php?page=all

http://www.mysticriverties.com/custo...E_STRIPES.html

Most striped neck ties in the US have the stripes going from right to the left ( like this: \ In the UK, most regimental ties go from the left to the right ( / ). While many ties resemble regimental ties, they are not the same, due to the stripes.