Shirt + Tie Question

[kuslamb]

Sorry to start another one. I have gone thru the WAYWRN's plus the conservative business dress's + older similar threads and still need a little assistance.

I am wearing a shirt very similar to this - http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/brooks-...shirt/3175599?origin=category&resultback=6498 - Essentially white background with a grid check. The grid lines on my shirt are 1/2 black and 1/2 blue. The black and blue lines go in both directions (as opposed to black horizontal and blue vertical). Shirt is Robert Talbott.

I am wearing a charcoal suit w/ black shoes. It is an evening wedding at a country club, so a little dressier is okay.

Pocket square options are white linen, or various shades of blue with white piping linen, or none of course.

Please recommend a few tie options. I have never worn this shirt with a suit as I typically wear solid white or blue with texture with this suit.

I was thinking diagonal stripes in blue. white, and another color, but not confident on that look.

Any recommendations would be great. Additionally, specific links to previous wearers of a similar look would be even better.

 

[Gdot]

For an evening wedding with country club reception I go with the solid shirt. The check is a bit informal in my mind.

White square is good - contrasting piping is fine.

For a tie, silver satin or glen plaid is of course traditional. But not required.

Why not look for something in the gray/silver range and be all out classy?

 

[DerekS]

tie possibilities with this shirt are endless. personally for a wedding id follow gdot and go solid. Preferrably a solid white. For a tie, go with silver or a glenplaid and white square with black piping.


***nordstrom sells brooks brothers? never knew that.

 

[kuslamb]

Thanks to both. In terms of non-wedding attire, and trending toward conservative business dress, what would you recommend with such a shirt.

 

[Gdot]



Thanks to both. In terms of non-wedding attire, and trending toward conservative business dress, what would you recommend with such a shirt.

For business dress a wide navy/white stripe could be fine, a grenadine solid, lot's of different patterns - just be sure the scale of them is very different than the pattern in the shirt.

And......sorry to disappoint you.....but in the strictest sense this shirt would not be conservative business dress. Although - unless you are in a VERY conservative environment I don't think you have anything to worry about in that regard.

 

[DerekS]



Thanks to both. In terms of non-wedding attire, and trending toward conservative business dress, what would you recommend with such a shirt.

almost any color of a classic rep tie would work. id just avoid too small of stripes. purple pindot is a favorite of mine too...that would look grea. really any pindot color would work. I think as long as you get a good material tie, any color or pattern will work fine.

 

[kuslamb]

Thanks for the comments. I was specifically thinking pink with white pin dots. Sounds like this would be OK.

What about something similar to this - http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/nordstrom-woven-silk-cotton-tie/3206560?origin=category&resultback=2258 - it would not be the exact tie but a very similar Robert Talbott tie that I currently have.

Thanks again for the help.

 

[DerekS]



Thanks for the comments. I was specifically thinking pink with white pin dots. Sounds like this would be OK.

What about something similar to this - http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/nordstrom-woven-silk-cotton-tie/3206560?origin=category&resultback=2258 - it would not be the exact tie but a very similar Robert Talbott tie that I currently have.

Thanks again for the help.

looks good