A man can never have too many dark blue neckties. Solid blue, that is, like the one worn by the late Richard Merkin in the photograph. Indeed, if we were allowed only one color, dark blue in all its varieties would suffice. Midnight blue satin for evening. Navy blue cashmere for day wear in the fall. Navy blue silk shantung for summer. And the weaves: oxford, grenadine, knit, repp and poplin to name but a few. The weaves provide pattern without resorting to pattern.
Dark blue neckties complement jackets from blue through gray to tan and brown. In one shade or another they complement complexions of every type, and they are always correct.
Give me a dozen dark blue neckties and I will need no others.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
In Praise of Dark Blue Neckties
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4 comments:
"...provide pattern without resorting to pattern."
Brilliant.
Thanks. I'm coming round to this view myself.
My 3 dark blue grenadine ties have never let me down. Whenever I wear anything other tie, I wish I was wearing a solid blue one. When is a dark blue not a good choice with a suit?
Problem is ... once you have a few dark blue ties, most other ties start looking ridiculously loud. And then why the heck did you spend so much on that pruple paisley instead of another blue grenadine or knit ??
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