Contrast white collar and medium blue shirt?

[fnsret]

What color tie would go with a contrast white collar medium blue shirt (blue oxford color) and a dark brown suit? I haven't worn many contrast shirts. I have a nice maroon tie with cream and light blue lined diamond shapes with a darker blue inside them?

 

[Ivar]

I would just bin the shirt.

 

[Claghorn]

upr_crust wears them pretty regularly over in WAYWRN, though I don't know if they're oxford cloth. I have a blue oc contrast collar that I'll wear occasionally, usually with an almost black blue tie or something in browns with a hint of blue, depending on the cardigan/jacket being worn with it.


I have another blue contrast collar (non oc with white graph checks), but the tie I wear with that was widely panned, so that's not getting re-posted.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

I would just bin the shirt.

Don't be stupid. Honestly, you are complaining about the unhelpfulness of answers in another thread, and you say something like this, when: 1. you haven't even seen the shirt in question; and 2. whether you like them or not, contrast collar shirts are a classic item of gentleman's clothing, particularly in the British tradition.

 

[Ivar]



Don't be stupid. Honestly, you are complaining about the unhelpfulness of answers in another thread, and you say something like this, when: 1. you haven't even seen the shirt in question; and 2. whether you like them or not, contrast collar shirts are a classic item of gentleman's clothing, particularly in the British tradition.

I wasn't really complaining, more pointing it out as an aside, but point taken. As for contrast collars, I find them unsightly -- somehow remind me of bibs -- and associate them with the worst elements of the i-banker set. Not a very scientific critique, of course, but few discussions about clothes can ever be.

 

[guymac12]

The contrast collar can be tricky but maybe use a tie with a brighter hue and not brown.

 

[fnsret]

Here is the shirt and tie combination.

 

[addedfuel]

I love contrast collars. I have contrast collar shirts in blue/white shirt but usually pair it with grey suits. Usually a darker tie, dark purple, burgundy etc.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

I wasn't really complaining, more pointing it out as an aside, but point taken. As for contrast collars, I find them unsightly -- somehow remind me of bibs -- and associate them with the worst elements of the i-banker set. Not a very scientific critique, of course, but few discussions about clothes can ever be.

I agree that if you wear these kinds of shirts with loud visible braces and big shouldered suits, then you have the elements of a power-dressing disaster. But, taken in themeslves and thoughtfully combined, contrast-collars can be fine. Oh, and apologies for calling you ' stupid' BTW...

 

[Ivar]



Oh, and apologies for calling you ' stupid' BTW...

No worries.