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Groomsmen Ties: Need URGENT help

post #1 of 11
2/8/12 at 10:25am
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Hey guys,

I'm getting married in 17 days and haven't yet bought ties for the groomsmen. I requested they all wear dark suits so am expecting some black, some charcoal, some navy and need a tie which would suit all of them.

I ordered some 'wedding' ties from Holt Renfrew in Vancouver, but they were really boring and expensive considering they wouldn't ever be worn again (around 150$ CAD plus tax).

I tried a Bluefly and a few other online tie places but they problem is that I need 5 of the same tie and most of these discount sites stock 3 maximum.

If anyone has any suggestions I would really really appreciate it.
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post #2 of 11
2/8/12 at 10:30am
Solution: You do not need 5 of the same tie. It looks silly.
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post #3 of 11
2/8/12 at 10:44am
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Well, that is true, but I don't know exactly what everyone is wearing so it would be difficult to just purchase 5 random ties and hope they match, and only 1/5 actually share my taste so I wouldnt trust that my friends don't go buy dumb shit and look ridiculous in pics (i.e., super skinny or themed ties)
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post #4 of 11
2/8/12 at 10:45am
Don't buy online, go to Macy's. Huge selection, cheap, always well-stocked. You should buy them in person because, I presume, you are matching the ties to some kind of color swatch (e.g. bridesmaids dresses). If you're not matching the ties to anything, then do as unbelragazzo said and don't get 5 of the same tie.
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post #5 of 11
2/8/12 at 10:47am
Also, if you're worried about your groomsmen's suits, there's no reason you can't ask them what suit they are wearing - it's only in 17 days and I guarantee they have already decided.
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post #6 of 11
2/8/12 at 10:49am
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Originally Posted by unbelragazzo View Post

Solution: You do not need 5 of the same tie. It looks silly.

+1. Any combo of Black, white, gray or silver in a shepard's check, houndstooth, macclesfield or glenplad will be fine. Not as formal, but you could probably do a grenadine as well.
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post #7 of 11
2/8/12 at 10:51am
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Originally Posted by mcbrown View Post

I presume, you are matching the ties to some kind of color swatch (e.g. bridesmaids dresses).

Please don't do this.
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post #8 of 11
2/8/12 at 10:56am
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Please don't do this.

I have only one thing to say: Happy wife, happy life. smile.gif
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post #9 of 11
2/8/12 at 11:41am
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Originally Posted by mcbrown View Post

I have only one thing to say: Happy wife, happy life. smile.gif

Convince your wife that it will look ridiculous. As for 5 ties that go well together, it's not much harder than finding 5 of the same tie. Here, let me do it for you...choose any combination of 5 out of this group and you can't possibly go wrong:

http://www.kentwang.com/ties/glen-plaid.html
http://www.kentwang.com/grenadine-steel-blue.html
http://www.kentwang.com/ties/shepherds-check.html
http://www.kentwang.com/grenadine-navy.html
http://store.asuitablewardrobe.net/drakesjaquardweavesemi-solidsilkneckties.aspx
http://store.asuitablewardrobe.net/drakessilversilkjacquardnecktiewithnavydots.aspx
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post #10 of 11
2/8/12 at 3:18pm
I just came out of a Brooks Brothers outlet an hour ago, they had a really big selection of pretty nice ties, sale prices went from $16 each up to about $40. There were a lot of nice looking ties, lot of ties period. would be easy to put together matching, or at least similar colored, ties at a reasonable price.
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post #11 of 11
2/8/12 at 3:41pm
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Originally Posted by mcbrown View Post

I have only one thing to say: Happy wife, happy life. smile.gif

Yah it doesn't sound like the other posters are familiar with that adage.

Thanks for the Keng Wang link -- some of those look great.

To the other poster -- unfortunately, I'm in Vancouver, Canada and popping into a Macy's would require a major flight. The best I can hope for is Holt Renfrew or Harry Rosen -- both of which are very expensive and have a mediocre selection.
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