Tie what knot?

The shirt, not the occasion, determines the knot

• There is no fixed code of clothing stating which tie knot should be tied on which occasion. There is, however, a connection between what is worn shirt and the knot of the tie.
• If you wear a more sporty shirt, such as one with short sleeves, but this one with one If you want to combine a tie, you should definitely use a narrow knot like the four-in-hand Select. A wide knot like the Windsor would look too bulky and therefore out of place.
• You should tie wide knots especially if your shirt has a collar with a wide gap between the thighs. The tie should always fill this gap. In general, however, wide knots look more solemn than narrow knots.

Pattern and color are more important than how the tie is tied

While you have to make an effort to attract negative attention through the choice of your tie knot, this is not so difficult when choosing the tie itself. There are certainly a few faux pas here that you can step into.

• The first mistake you can make is choosing a tie that is too flashy. Prefer more muted tones. You can't really go wrong with these on any occasion. However, if you absolutely insist on wearing a bold yellow or bright pink, choose a striped or dotted tie in which the conspicuous color is weakened by a more muted second color will.


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• As for the pattern, you can go with plain and striped Ties do little wrong. Dots or fine patterns are a bit more daring here. These should always remain discreetly in the background and not be an eye-catcher.
• The more elaborate and eye-catching the pattern, the more you lean out of the window in terms of style. So if you want to wear an "original" patterned tie, you should think twice about whether it is a little too flashy for the occasion.
• In conservative circles, you should avoid one type of tie in particular: motif ties. Regardless of whether it is a picture of Bud Spencer or a comic rabbit, such ties and therefore also those who wear them are usually negatively sanctioned. If you don't have another tie right now, you might want to leave it out entirely.