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Tie space or no tie space?
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culverwood
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I must have tie space.
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i like point collars and point with no space looks sort of "gangsterish" so I like a little tie space.Originally Posted by texas_jack
Thinking about this detail makes my head hurt.Originally Posted by dopey
Dittos. I like a little bit of space, but in the end it's a lot to think about. I don't get custom shirts, so I'm not sure what I can do about it anyway.
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Is tie space when the collar doesn't meet at the top?
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Tie space is, IMO, a necessity with a BD collar, a tab collar, or a closed point collar, and with certain pinned collars.. Not so necessary with a medium spread or wider. With my spread collars, I don't like tie space but prefer a perfect inverted "V". Tie space is also useful for men who wear big giant knots no matter what their collar shape. Tie space or no, I hate seeing collarband above the knot. Collars with tie space should have the tops of the bands angled downward where the collar buttons to help avoid this.Originally Posted by Manton
+1 As Im more prone to chose the wide spread collars & Windsors. And I Never wear a BD with a tie ... Speed
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This site has a good illustration of tie space with its sample collar illustrations. Not endorsing the site's shirts or anything like that...just came up in a google search:
http://www.markchristophercustomshirts.com/styles.htm
http://www.markchristophercustomshirts.com/styles.htm
Is tie space when the collar doesn't meet at the top?Originally Posted by marlinspike
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I like a little tie space, and strongly dislike when a collar appears to overlap above the tie.Originally Posted by DocHolliday
+1
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This site has a good illustration of tie space with its sample collar illustrations. Not endorsing the site's shirts or anything like that...just came up in a google search:Originally Posted by cvac
http://www.markchristophercustomshirts.com/styles.htm
Ah, in that case I like tie space, though it seems hard to come by these days.
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I'm showing up late to the topic, and lost count of who likes little to no tie space-- wonder what the underlying reason is for this preference?
for me, I'm embarassed to reveal the most likely reason-- the military probably engrained me with such rules and regulations for all manners of dress, much as I tried to veer away from it in civilian life I probably couldn't! Myself, I learned about clothing almost exclusively from Flusser and Boyer, whose "Rules" seemed like the ones to follow.
Sartorial Regulation-670-1, I'm ready for inspection.
*disclaimer* of course, Flusser and his ilk would disband me from any sartorial position i've acheived for my undone jacket sleeve buttons, but that is another story.
for me, I'm embarassed to reveal the most likely reason-- the military probably engrained me with such rules and regulations for all manners of dress, much as I tried to veer away from it in civilian life I probably couldn't! Myself, I learned about clothing almost exclusively from Flusser and Boyer, whose "Rules" seemed like the ones to follow.
Sartorial Regulation-670-1, I'm ready for inspection.
*disclaimer* of course, Flusser and his ilk would disband me from any sartorial position i've acheived for my undone jacket sleeve buttons, but that is another story.
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Tie space is, IMO, a necessity with a BD collar, a tab collar, or a closed point collar, and with certain pinned collars.. Not so necessary with a medium spread or wider. With my spread collars, I don't like tie space but prefer a perfect inverted "V".Originally Posted by Manton
Manton, can you explain this?
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