It should be a slightly unusual part of a man’s outfit, rather than something that glares. The key, for me, is to wear it with a tie that is dark enough or colourful enough to push the contrast collar into the background.
It should be a slightly unusual part of a man’s outfit, rather than something that glares. The key, for me, is to wear it with a tie that is dark enough or colourful enough to push the contrast collar into the background.
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Good topic. For what it’s worth, this is my favourite type of shirt and my site has a few photos of my combinations
I’d venture that you’ve underestimated plain black ties. It comes down to texture – a woven of some sort will immediately provide visual interest and is easily paired with a white collared purple/lilac/pink shirt. One other area, which may be considered too “80’s”, is the striped shirt with contrast collars, which provide a natural backdrop for plain ties
If anything, I’ve found it’s more of a judgment call to complement the main body of the shirt. Mileage may vary, of course. I think Winston touched on this topic last year – I’ll have a reread
Comment by Barima — December 18, 2009 #
Having just read Mr. Francis Brown’s comments pertaining to separate collars, your article here was very helpful. He says he buys his shirts with two collars, the starched white one, and the matching soft one so he can be dressed up or down with the same shirt. http://www.bownsbespoke.com/lukeeyres.htm
He is a very interesting person, with very stiff opinions as exemplified with his ten commandments: http://www.bownsbespoke.com/tencommandments.htm
any tie suggestions with a contrast color purple puppytooth shirt ? thanks