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How To Choose A Tie

Beauty : Clothes And Fashion

Choose your tie pattern by basing it on the design of your shirt. If you are wearing a brightly coloured shirt, you need a more sombre tie to balance it out. This is also the case if you are wearing a dark or quietly striped shirt - if you choose a brighter tie, you will complement the shirt nicely.

Don't let your shirt and tie compete with each other, which is what happens if they are both bright or vice versa.



When it comes to choosing the colour of the tie, there are many ways you can do so. If you are wearing a lightly coloured shirt, you can wear a tie in a darker shade of that same colour. If your shirt is pale blue, you can choose practically any colour of tie as this is the most flexible colour for work.

However, if you work in quite a formal office, it is best to let your ties reflect this, and steer clear of loudly patterned or cartoon ties. Don't overdo patterns either. If your shirt and tie both have a stripe pattern, your jacket should be plain, or if your jacket has a pattern too, then keep your shirt simple.



If you do opt for a brighter tie, try out one with bold colours rather than paisley prints and checks as these tend to do little to enhance the look of a suit.


By: Bev Woolfson on Sun, Jun 16th 2002

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