Why Days Of Wearing A Tie Are Numbered

[millionaire75]

http://www.gqmagazine.co.uk/daily_news/

WHY DAYS OF WEARING A TIE ARE NUMBERED The age of wearing a tie to work is on its way out, figures show. Just 40 per cent of big companies insist on formal dress, according to the Daily Telegraph. Smart casual dress, which includes a shirt but no tie, trousers not jeans and loafers but not trainers, is acceptable in more than half of firms

 

[Jeff Naylor]

My company doesn't insist on it now.

I just do because it feels right to me. If anything, my dress has become considerably more formal in the past couple of years. Until they tell me to stop, I'll be wearing a jacket and tie to work.

 

[edmorel]

^
+1

I find myslef dressing up more now because of all the casual wear that has overtaken the industry in which I work. BTW, I hate loafers.

 

[torotoro]

the worst part is when your company goes business casual and you still have 6-8 suits for every season along with a commensurate number of shirts and ties!

 

[Connemara]

I will wear ties 'till I'm in the grave.

Actually, I'll be wearing a tie in my grave.

 

[aportnoy]

Not around these parts.

 

[kali77]

Unfortunately here in Annapolis, MD it is extremely casual. I still wear a tie everyday with either a suit or sportscoat. Unless I am downtown near the state capital I hardly ever see people wearing ties

 

[LabelKing]

I love the idea of formerly conservative items becoming symbols of rebellion--suits, ties, fountain pens, hats.

 

[dah328]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

I love the idea of formerly conservative items becoming symbols of rebellion--suits, ties, fountain pens, hats.
I see it as standing athwart sartorial decline, yelling stop.

 

[Get Smart]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

I love the idea of formerly conservative items becoming symbols of rebellion--suits, ties, fountain pens, hats.

+1

esp as tattoos and shaved heads are no longer. This fall I will rebel by wearing tweed and neckties profusely

 

[denning]

LD, I don't know if you will be happy about this (depends if you want them or not), but I recently read an article that said that men with deeper voices have more children (probably for the same reasons that women find them more attractive.)

 

[JLibourel]

Oh, I've been hearing prophecies of this sort for a long time. I still see a helluva lot of ties for sale, so somebody must be buying them. I shall continue wearing them with great regularity. An act of rebellion? By all means--a defense of civility and decency and a protest against the slobwear regnant in contemporary America.

 

[stickonatree]

Originally Posted by lawyerdad

The good news, according to the same source, is that women prefer men with deeper voices. Years of practicing my Barry White schtick are finally going to pay off.

just don't slip up and accidentally crack that voice

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by lawyerdad

Women seem to like Mandy Patinkin, so I think I'm good either way.


My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

 

[designprofessor]

Originally Posted by Get Smart

+1

esp as tattoos and shaved heads are no longer. This fall I will rebel by wearing tweed and neckties profusely

I'm in.