The black tie (standard tie as opposed to bow) has increasingly in modern times been shorn of its funerial associations and are generally worn at work and leisure. I wore mine at work for the first time today with a grey suit and white shirt and I feel it looked good. I did, however receive a few concerned looks and comments by friends and colleagues who believed that I had arrived at work from a funeral. Perhaps the black tie should be reserved for less formal attire to remove all possibility of it being associated with funerals to prevent well meaning misunderstanding. One would look good underneath a black shirt, grey pullover worn with a pair of jeans and a light jacket perhaps for an evening at a tapas restaurant or bar.Friday, 20 March 2009
Black ties
The black tie (standard tie as opposed to bow) has increasingly in modern times been shorn of its funerial associations and are generally worn at work and leisure. I wore mine at work for the first time today with a grey suit and white shirt and I feel it looked good. I did, however receive a few concerned looks and comments by friends and colleagues who believed that I had arrived at work from a funeral. Perhaps the black tie should be reserved for less formal attire to remove all possibility of it being associated with funerals to prevent well meaning misunderstanding. One would look good underneath a black shirt, grey pullover worn with a pair of jeans and a light jacket perhaps for an evening at a tapas restaurant or bar.
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Pete,
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you're saying, however, I've always felt the black tie looks exceptionally good with a black suit and black shirt. Sunglasses and dark anodised tie slide are optional.