OK, I should begin this by stating that I am aware that only a modest proportion of the men who flee south for some portion of the winter will have occasion to wear a necktie while they are there. Indeed, I wore one recently only because there was a major family occasion that called for it. But for that tie-wearing few I have a few choice words: tussah, shantung, mogador and linen.
Stylishness on sunny warm weather days calls for a different kind of necktie, one that is both brighter and lighter in color and perhaps lighter weight than its cold weather relations. Light grounds replace dark - the cream stripe on navy necktie of winter becomes a navy stripe on cream. Mogadors come into play because the cotton in their weave lends itself to brighter colors than pure silk. And the summer equivalent of the textured wool or cashmere necktie is a nubby silk, either shantung or tussah, linen, or silk and linen that complements cotton, linen, mohair and silk jacketings.
Fortunately, neckties acquired to dress up a trip to warmer climes are equally if not even more useful when summer comes again.
In the photograph, a navy blue mohair and wool suit, gray on white pin-striped shirt, navy textured silk Shantung necktie, and a white linen pocket square.
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4 comments:
Insanely good looking tie
Will, that's a beautiful study in monochrome. The tie demonstrates that gray can be quite a bright color given a setting like this. It helps to lighten what could be a serious, almost somber, outfit.
I have a couple of those gray narrow-striped shirts. They can give a very formal look without being as contrasty as a dead-on white shirt can be.
I have to know - does this outfit rate black shoes?
Espresso brown. I only wear black at night these days.
Very nice and descriptive. Lighter ties when it stays lighter longer.
I find those types of fabrics sometimes don't make very good knots because of the lack of batting...is that your take as well?
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