gut check - orange tie?

[Tyrone MacStiophain]

Originally Posted by Nicola

This.

It's a $2 tie. I'm guessing you spend that on coffee .

Right - spent the $2, now trying to decide whether or not to wear the dang thing.

 

[mktitsworth]

Originally Posted by Tyrone MacStiophain

Right - spent the $2, now trying to decide whether or not to wear the dang thing.

Well, if you decide not to, I'll pay you $3 plus shipping for it cause I like it.

 

[artoftime]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

Its $2. Roll the dice and worst case scenario you use it to tie up your date. Cheaper than handcuffs.

 

[Don Carlos]

Originally Posted by Tyrone MacStiophain

Oy vey. This is what I get for using an iphone camera and fluorescent light. It's a white shirt, and the linen jacket is a shade lighter than navy. Here's a pic that captures the colors of the tie better (orange, white, green and blue).

It's sort of a madras texture. Anyway, I already bought it, so the question is, do I wear it, or return it to another thrift store?
What, exactly, am I looking at here? Is this the tie laid across the jacket? Or the shirt? Can you take a pic while wearing the shirt and the tie and the jacket, and with better lighting? Very hard to make a serious assessment from this shot. As for whether or not to keep it: that's up to you, mang. You spent all of two clams on it. If you like it, keep it. If you don't, it's no great financial loss. Whatever your instinct tells you here is probably fine. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with the tie; it's just a matter of your personal taste at this point. I will admit, however, that I liked the tie substantially more when I thought it was brighter and paler. In the two pics you've posted, is the second a more accurate representation? If so, I'm not as much of a fan.

 

[Mr. White]

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[UrbanAesthetics]

Nothing wrong with the Tie. Maybe a little too colorful for me, but it'll definitely stick you out in a crowd and for $2 you can't go wrong!

 

[ktrp]

While you may spend most of your time in the soporific tie thread, this tie is not, actually, very bright at all. Its a muted orange.

IMHO, its actually too muted to stand up to dark navy. Its a light summer tie. Its too washed out for winter.

 

[Kenneth Cole Haan]

You can always go to the French orange tie specialists, although it will be considerably more expensive:

 

[goatamous]

i like it
a) because i like colourful ties
b) because it's $2

win/win

 

[Master-Classter]

I think it's good. Try it with a light blue shirt as suggested. Also +1 to the suggestion of wearing it with lighter colored SC/suits. a dark navy or charcoal will overpower it.

 

[Tyrone MacStiophain]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

Its $2. Roll the dice and worst case scenario you use it to tie up your date. Cheaper than handcuffs.

And with a bit more elan than, say, athletic tape (per your current avatar).

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by Tyrone MacStiophain

And with a bit more elan than, say, athletic tape (per your current avatar).

Cloth tape. Prevents collar stains. 2" wide.

 

[Don Carlos]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

Cloth tape. Prevents collar stains. 2" wide.

Out of curiosity, how many wearings can you get out of your non-iron shirts before washing them? I got up to 4 the other week, but then the grime bled through the cloth tape and onto the actual collar of the shirt. I've heard it is possible to achieve 5 consecutive wearings, but I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by Don Carlos

Out of curiosity, how many wearings can you get out of your non-iron shirts before washing them? I got up to 4 the other week, but then the grime bled through the cloth tape and onto the actual collar of the shirt. I've heard it is possible to achieve 5 consecutive wearings, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Breaking point before disintegration is about 27.5 wearings, including 3 bar crawls.

 

[Don Carlos]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

Breaking point before disintegration is about 27.5 wearings, including 3 bar crawls.

Damn, dude. You are fully reevolved.