Tuxedo ties - Basic accessory for tuxedos
The tie is the most visible tuxedo accessory you can wear. The tie you select to wear will make or break the entire look you are trying to achieve. Learn the basic rules for tie wear and choose the tie that best fits your event and personality.
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Tuxedo ties are the primary visual attraction when men in formal wear dress first appear in view. At that first moment, the guest's eyes find the tux ties, move up to the men's faces and then down the length of his body to his feet, summarizing the entire outfit in seconds. What pressure it is to select the right tie!
Tuxedo tie terminology to understand:
- Ascot tie is a folded scarf tie that is knotted, enabling the tie ends to lie flat on each other. Ends are pinned or sewn together.
- Band bowtie – a pre-tied bowtie with an adjustable band that surrounds the neck and clasps. Most rental bowties are banded.
- Bowtie – the traditional butterfly tie, either banded or requiring tying expertise.
- Euroband – a four-in-hand tie with a larger knot.
- Four-in-hand – the common men's slipknot tie, either pre-tied or requiring tying expertise.
- Shar-pei – banded long tie that has a wide knot and is scrunched.
- Windsor – banded tie with wide knot. Looks stunning with a wing collar shirt.
Formal wear ties are traditionally in black, white, or grey. An exception to this rule is if you are selecting a cummerbund/tie matching set, which allows for both accessories to be of other matching colors.
Rules of formal etiquette stipulate what tie is best worn with which style of formal wear. Find the type of tuxedo you plan to wear to find the right tie selection:
- Cutaway – a formal coat usually in dark grey. Ascot tie.
- Dinner jacket – formal tuxedo style jacket with notched or shawl collar. Black bowtie.
- Full dress with tails. White or black bowtie.
- Stroller – formal regular cut without satin lapel. Commonly worn with a four-in-hand tie.
- Waist coat/Eton – short jacket that ends at waist. Bowtie.
- Tuxedo with satin lapel or shawl. Four-in-hand tie or Windsor.
- Tuxedo with contrasting retro vest. Shar-pei tie that matches the vest in color and fabric.
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