Bow tie with contrast collar ?

[rodes]

I recently, and happily, have gone taken to wearing bow ties. So much more practical and comfortable. In my long tie days, I occasionally wore a pale blue or grey shirt with contrasting white collar. I have never worn these with a bow tie and my inclination still says no. But I thought that I would submit the question to this respected forum. The shirts have perhaps five more years of good wear and I would like to get the full value from them. Your thoughts please, gentleman. Thank you.

[Concordia]

Why not? You have already pegged yourself who colors outside the lines a bit. And a century ago, it was a perfectly normal thing to do.

[krakatoa]

I've done so on occasion, but I'd pair a contrast collared shirt only with a more conservatively-coloured and -patterned bow tie.

[Noble Savage]

Harvard College Senior Admissions Officer David L. Evans (right)

From: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story ... ributions/

[davidhuh]

I recently, and happily, have gone taken to wearing bow ties. So much more practical and comfortable. In my long tie days, I occasionally wore a pale blue or grey shirt with contrasting white collar. I have never worn these with a bow tie and my inclination still says no. But I thought that I would submit the question to this respected forum. The shirts have perhaps five more years of good wear and I would like to get the full value from them. Your thoughts please, gentleman. Thank you.

Dear Rodes,

honestly, I would not hesitate a second. Pay attention to keep the bow discreet perhaps, otherwise there would be too much going on.

Cheers, David

[Concordia]

Harvard College Senior Admissions Officer David L. Evans (right)

From: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story ... ributions/

Nicely done!

[Noble Savage]

[rodes]

Thank you all. I am convinced.
More importantly, has anyone read the bio of David L. Evans. Perhaps we should all try to be more like him.

[Concordia]

An A&S man? Very, very soft shoulders. Many of their 10oz house worsteds would easily wind up looking that way.

[davidhuh]

Thank you all. I am convinced.
More importantly, has anyone read the bio of David L. Evans. Perhaps we should all try to be more like him.

Dear Rodes,

you made me read it. What a man...

Cheers, David

[Mark Seitelman]

I see it as a good look.

Right off the bat your use of a bow tie sets you apart. The stereotype of the bow tie wearer is that he is either a professor, old money, someone in the arts (e.g., gallery owner, curator, classical musician, publisher, editor, etc.), or an out and out eccentric.

Therefore, I do not see the white collar as either enhancing or diminishing these reactions.