'Wears' your tie?

[Derek Conley]

Don't tuck the tie in unless it is being tucked into a waistcoat. Only tuck the tie in if it is a four-in-hand tie. Don't tuck in your bowtie, and make sure your bowtie isn't covering your belt.

Thanks... I just laughed and shot tea out of my nose.

[Geoff Withnell]

With a long torso and medium large neck I am lucky to get my ties to extend to the top of the buckle, unless I can find what I am looking for in long length.

Men's Wearhouse has a large selection of longer ties for guys like us. The one in Frederick is behind the Scott Key Mall.

Geoff Withnell

[Nick]

Just wear a bowtie
'Wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think' ~Warren St John, The New York Times

But when I'm wearing a necktie and a waistcost, whether kilted or trousered, the tie gets tucked in.

[ForresterModern]

With the kilt I tend to wear either a bowtie for formal events, Ruche tie for semiformal and some daywear, or tartan tie for daywear. With the exception of the bowtie, I tuck my ties into my waistcoat, which I virtually always wear with my coat. Being 6'5" tall with a belly like a bowling pin means that if I didn't tuck it in or didn't wear a waistcoat I would be giving off the Laurel and Hardy look with my tie tips well above my belly button, and therefore well above my belt or kilt. Not the best look on me.

[Sionnach]

Top of the buckle for me- or where that approximates. I was never able to get my bowtie to extend that far, though.

[Cavebear58]

I can hardly believe how much you guys torture yourselves over how you wear your gear.

Yes, I find it remarkable too. It took a while for me to realise that this forum is actually a sartorial check-in zone generally. I don't think my other half or any friends would think I belong here!

Cheers
Graham.

[Amoskeag]

About the only time I wear a tie is at Masons and then my coat is closed and the apron goes over all so it really is a moot point. If I had to make a choice it would be top of the buckle but that is a hit or miss proposition since I'm a really poor tie tier. Maybe bow ties are for me!

[Jack Daw]

You need to add another choice. Tucking the tie into the shirt.

When I wear a tie with the kilt, it is either with a waistcoat, in which the point does not go south of the vest (there's no belt), and with a piper's shirt for piping. In the latter case, if I am not wearing a waistcoat because it is so bleeding hot and humid, then I tuck the tie into the shirt opening between the second and third button. You may wonder, if you care, if the tie gets soaked with perspiration. Yes a bit, but I wear an undershirt and the tie is a particularly cheap one that I wear just for such an occasion...when it is so bleeding hot and humid.

[Buckskin]

You need to add another choice. Tucking the tie into the shirt.

When I wear a tie with the kilt, it is either with a waistcoat, in which the point does not go south of the vest (there's no belt), and with a piper's shirt for piping. In the latter case, if I am not wearing a waistcoat because it is so bleeding hot and humid, then I tuck the tie into the shirt opening between the second and third button. You may wonder, if you care, if the tie gets soaked with perspiration. Yes a bit, but I wear an undershirt and the tie is a particularly cheap one that I wear just for such an occasion.

This my vote also! My ties extend down past or over the buckle, not a good look with a waistcoat. I tuck it in my shirt.

This is an old habit from working food service for many years. Tuck your tie when handling food, pull it out when your back in the dining room. The tie will stay clean and hide any small stain on the shirt. Remember, shirts cost less to clean than ties. (Dosen't have anything to do with the subject. Just thought I'd through it in.)

[Thunderbolt]

: I can hardly believe how much you guys torture yourselves over how you wear your gear.

Meh...I really don't wear ties much anyway...more of an academic discussion, really. But I know that tie length differs with a kilt due to it being worn high, just how much is the question.

It is interesting to note that if I wear a tie and a kilt, I'm often asked "What's the occasion" or something to that effect. But if I wear a tie and slacks, I never get a comment.....

T.