Tie Clip askewness

[Zenny]

Why exactly must one angle a tie-clip (bar, clasp, whatever)?

I have heard keeping it horizontal is a sartorial sin, I don't see why.

 

[Cary Grant]

Originally Posted by Zenny

I have heard keeping it horizontal is a sartorial sin

 

[Patrician]

woot?

 

[Zenny]

Ah nevermind, I found a few resources

http://men.style.com/gq/fashion/styleguy/accessories/40

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=56747

 

[JayJay]

I start out with mine horizontal, and prefer it that way, but it usually is at an angle by the end of the day.

 

[Manton]

I think horizontal looks good with a narrow tie and a slim suit. It's a '60s look. With a fuller coat and wider tie, I prefer the angle.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Manton

I think horizontal looks good with a narrow tie and a slim suit. It's a '60s look. With a fuller coat and wider tie, I prefer the angle.
I agree, and position the clip accordingly. However, I only use the clip when I wear slim suits and narrow ties, which has become mostly all the time.

 

[lee_44106]

If I recall correctly, somewhere I read (from Flusser or Boyce), that the reason the tie clip is not straight across is because it creates a horizontal line that suggest width (i.e., make you look fat)

How a little clip worn horizontal straight across would do that is beyond me, but at least that's always the way I thought.

 

[embowafa]

Yeah, as I understand it, the tie bar/clasp/clip at an angle is just a slight touch of flair similar to leaving a working button undone.

I always wear a very slim simple tie bar and like the look of both straight and angled. It depends on the 'look' I'm going for.

 

[Siggy]

The correct angle for tie clips is 90 degrees.

 

[BdeRWest]

Even Gordon Gekko angled his tie clip.

 

[bowtielover]

They are supposed to be straight not angled, I don't know why men do angle them. I think it shows a lack of cordination for those who wear them crooked.

 

[DocHolliday]

I only wear them with narrow ties, and like them horizontal. I don't mind if they end up crooked during the day, but deliberately slanting them seems a little too calculated for me.

Of course, I've been known to leave my collar buttons undone deliberately, so my hypocrisy knows no bounds.

 

[lordofpi]

I wasn't looking right when I first moused over this thread title and thought it was about clip-on ties. "Poor OP," I thought, "he's probably already been torn to shreds." Thank goodness that is not what this is about.

As for tie-clips, I've never been fond of them; they always seemed to be for guys who never wore a jacket. Or maybe for a chef so he doesn't droop his tie into a pot of demi glace by accident.

As to whether 90-degrees or "other," I ask what Adrian Monk would do........

Right-angle it is!

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

so my hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Well, that certainly is a quote to make you live up to your namesake (at least cinematically)! "I'm your huckleberry."

 

[Zenny]

Originally Posted by lordofpi

I wasn't looking right when I first moused over this thread title and thought it was about clip-on ties. "Poor OP," I thought, "he's probably already been torn to shreds." Thank goodness that is not what this is about.

As for tie-clips, I've never been fond of them; they always seemed to be for guys who never wore a jacket. Or maybe for a chef so he doesn't droop his tie into a pot of demi glace by accident.

As to whether 90-degrees or "other," I ask what Adrian Monk would do........

Right-angle it is!




Well, that certainly is a quote to make you live up to your namesake (at least cinematically)! "I'm your huckleberry."


Like Monk, I have a condition as well, its called CDO, its like OCD but the letters are in the right order!! AS THEY SHOULD BE!!