Tie with Prince Charlie

[cavscout]

One thing I've noticed is there are BIG bow ties and little bow ties. Formal shops usually provide BIG bow ties. Skip those and buy the little ones and it will look much better. Or tell the formal shop to get little ones for you.

I'm torn though, cause I like the look of a long tie in a PC on certain people. Some guys can pull it off while it looks cheesy on others. I don't think I'm one of the ones who can pull it off though

Here's a look I think looks awesome for a wedding and if I could go back and do it again, this is what I'd wear

[McClef]

The Prince Charlie jacket and vest are for black-tie affairs. The cut and style of the jacket require a level of formality that the standard long neck tie just does not carry with it.

Now, I think that an elegant cravat, like McClef is wearing in the post above looks alright, because the cravat, though it resembles a neck tie, carries with it a higher level of formality. So I think that works.

I personally find black bow ties very boring so have a selection of coloured ones and also tartan ones. An advantage of a tartan bow tie is that it compliments the kilt which an ordinary tartan tie would not.

But Matt is right - a cravat is a formal item and hence it works. It has a sheen to it which emphasises the elegance and also the neckband when worn with a winged collar acts very much like the neckband of a bow tie does.

It would not surprise me to find out that a scrunchie cravat was the transition between cravat and modern tie.

There may be something in that as a scrunchie is is much narrower than the traditional cravat - whilst preserving many of the characteristics and also has a knot much more like a tie. But they are getting more popular as an alternative to both the cravat and the bow tie in formal settings.

And that includes kilted formal settings to address scoutniagara's point.

[Nervous Jock]

I personally find black bow ties very boring so have a selection of coloured ones and also tartan ones. An advantage of a tartan bow tie is that it compliments the kilt which an ordinary tartan tie would not.

Think about this if you want to brighten things up, but DO make the effort to get a real bow tie, then at the end of the night you can have it have it untied round your neck and look pretty cool. its unlikely there will be more than a couple of guys who can do this.

Remember its also your wife's day, have a chat with her, while you want to look good don't show her up!!!

[McClef]

Ah a real bow tie! One of those mysteriously difficult things like a Rubik's Cube!