The proper length for a tie is for the tip of the wide end to touch the top of your belt.
True or false?
True or False? Tie length
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True. But I don't like a few cm's of shirt showing below the tip of the tie, either. Moreover, ideally both tips should hang at the same level (the narrow one maybe 1 cm higher) with the tie knotted.
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I don't understand why more men don't have ties bespoke.
With such a wide range of height, girth, choice of tie knots, etc. among us, how could a RTW tie possibly fit?!
I've started having all ties made bespoke, so many makers will do it for a nominal charge, and the result is altogether much superior to RTW.
Still, having said this, the tie will not hang at its correct length throughout the day as my trousers slide down, and are pulled up, throughout the day!
But yes, generally one wants the two ends of the tie, when tied, to be of equal length and end at the belt buckle, give or take a bit.
No need to be excessively anal about relative proportion and length, but there you have it.
Such related issues as amount of trouser break, amount of linen shown, amount of shirt collar above the coat collar, have generally accepted measures among the discerning but maintaining these ratios precisely is a matter of perfection and while the casually elegant dresser will know the rules he won't agonize over their implementation.
In the final analysis, clothing must be enjoyed and one must comfortably inhabit one's clothing.
With such a wide range of height, girth, choice of tie knots, etc. among us, how could a RTW tie possibly fit?!
I've started having all ties made bespoke, so many makers will do it for a nominal charge, and the result is altogether much superior to RTW.
Still, having said this, the tie will not hang at its correct length throughout the day as my trousers slide down, and are pulled up, throughout the day!
But yes, generally one wants the two ends of the tie, when tied, to be of equal length and end at the belt buckle, give or take a bit.
No need to be excessively anal about relative proportion and length, but there you have it.
Such related issues as amount of trouser break, amount of linen shown, amount of shirt collar above the coat collar, have generally accepted measures among the discerning but maintaining these ratios precisely is a matter of perfection and while the casually elegant dresser will know the rules he won't agonize over their implementation.
In the final analysis, clothing must be enjoyed and one must comfortably inhabit one's clothing.
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