Ties,regimental,university,college, club.

[JSFMACLJR]

Since a striped tie is not a part of our general culture, I guess our sensibilities are geared to colors blending in. I, for one, was taught never to wear any colors which clashed. I don't think this is unusual for my generation.

But then, for many of us, the British style isn't our model of dressing. Nor is there any reason it should be.

Okay, since when is a striped tie "not a part of our general culture"? I'm really quite puzzled by this, Galician. Businessmen, academics, politicians, lawyers etc, etc --those who wear a coat and tie to work--have been wearing striped ties in the US for generations now. Have you ever heard of Brooks Brothers? J. Press? Joseph A.Bank?

I'm serious here and am not trying to be a sarcastic prig! Look around, my friend, at men wearing suits. Many, many, many wear striped ties!

Just so you think that these striped ties are not the sole privilege of the British, take a look at these pages from various American catalogues:

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatS...Section_Id=211

http://www.jpressonline.com/neckwear...d.php?page=all

http://www.mysticriverties.com/custo...E_STRIPES.html

Most striped neck ties in the US have the stripes going from right to the left ( like this: \ In the UK, most regimental ties go from the left to the right ( / ). While many ties resemble regimental ties, they are not the same, due to the stripes.

[JSFMACLJR]

Sorry if my post above goes against my self-imposed promise to stay out of the fray and write nothing contraversial! I just couldn't help myself!!!

[English Bloke]

I usually wear my Regimental Tie if I'm going dressed for somewhere special and Jock's right, it doesn't matter what I wear, it goes with everything (except maybe my Levi Jacket)

Re: XMTS tie. Great idea MoR http://www.clubties.com/tie_design.asp

Select the 2nd from bottom option (with broad stripe AND narrow stripe) and then change stripe 1 from white to Gold.

Something like that?

Go on, You know you want one...

Here's another site picked from many on the wonderweb to give you an idea of what people are charging for bulk orders of custom ties in Silk and Polyester . http://www.creativeclubties.co.uk/jacq.cfm

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Re: XMTS tie. Great idea MoR http://www.clubties.com/tie_design.asp

Thanks for the compliment! Using the link above, scroll down to the very last tie and use INDIGO for the background colour, GOLD for first stripe (the narrow one) and PETROL for the second stripe.

That would be my choice for an XMTS club tie. Perhaps one of our vendors would be willing to place an order?

[Jock Scot]

Okay, since when is a striped tie "not a part of our general culture"? I'm really quite puzzled by this, Galician. Businessmen, academics, politicians, lawyers etc, etc --those who wear a coat and tie to work--have been wearing striped ties in the US for generations now. Have you ever heard of Brooks Brothers? J. Press? Joseph A.Bank?

I'm serious here and am not trying to be a sarcastic prig! Look around, my friend, at men wearing suits. Many, many, many wear striped ties!

Just so you think that these striped ties are not the sole privilege of the British, take a look at these pages from various American catalogues:

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatS...Section_Id=211

http://www.jpressonline.com/neckwear...d.php?page=all

http://www.mysticriverties.com/custo...E_STRIPES.html

Most striped neck ties in the US have the stripes going from right to the left ( like this: \ In the UK, most regimental ties go from the left to the right ( / ). While many ties resemble regimental ties, they are not the same, due to the stripes.

Oh my! What have I started????

I have looked through the connections above in Sandy's post and I reckon that I could quite happily wear many of the choices there. Some look very like regimental ties that I recognise!Ho hum! Please, oh please don't go for horizontal stripes!

There is a recruiting drive for the new "arm" of the kilt police? The new and top secret Tie Police! To be based, I am reliably informed, "somewhere in Inverness-shire".

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

Most striped neck ties in the US have the stripes going from right to the left ( like this: \ In the UK, most regimental ties go from the left to the right ( / ). While many ties resemble regimental ties, they are not the same, due to the stripes.

So I walked over to the bookstore here on campus to look at the university ties. They follow your UK convention, going from the left to the right ( / ).

The school (University of Cincinnati) is in the US by the way.

[Jock Scot]

So I walked over to the bookstore here on campus to look at the university ties. They follow your UK convention, going from the left to the right ( / ).

The school (University of Cincinnati) is in the US by the way.

As I have already pointed out the are exceptions to the rules/conventions(are there any),so I would not get too wound up with which way the stripes slope.

[Zardoz]

I don't care for my university tie, it looks like a orange and white barber pole!