Bow tie with contrast collar ?
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.
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.
I've done so on occasion, but I'd pair a contrast collared shirt only with a more conservatively-coloured and -patterned bow tie.
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Dear Rodes,rodes wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:12 pmI 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.
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
Nicely done!Noble Savage wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 8:35 am
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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.
More importantly, has anyone read the bio of David L. Evans. Perhaps we should all try to be more like him.
An A&S man? Very, very soft shoulders. Many of their 10oz house worsteds would easily wind up looking that way.
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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.
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.
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