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Does My Tie Color Have to Match My Shirt Color?
I’m an 18 year old college student and have to wear a tie on a semi-often basis. I was wondering how do I cordinate tie colors with the color of my shirt? My mother tells me that professionally the tie should have some of same color as the shirt; but I have seen many people contrast the tie color.
Well-meaning advice but not necessarily true. Having a tie that shares a color with your shirt (i.e., a navy-and-green tie on a blue oxford shirt) helps make a gentler transition. For low-contrast men (men with similar hair, eye, and skin colors, such as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed, fair-skinned man), that’s a good thing.
If you’re more of a high-contrast man (dark hair with fair skin, for example), you want your clothes to be high-contrast as well. In that case you’re better off with a complementing tie (yellow with blue, red with green, etc.).
It’s also good to keep in mind that none of these should be absolutes. Even if you’re low-contrast, your tie should be a distinctly different shade and pattern. A tie that’s starting to blend into the shirt is always too closely-related, no matter what your complexion. They’re supposed to stand out a little!
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LikeDislikeFor lots of information on color matching, in neckties and other pieces of clothing, check out our Man’s Guide to Combining Colors on the Real Men Real Style blog. We actually have several color articles over there that might be helpful, but that one’s a great starting place.
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