Nov 4

CS9284 Be One of the Successful Crowd, Begin with the Right Business TieYou always aim at class and sophistication especially during business meetings. First impression often lasts for most clients, cruel as it may seem. It really matters if you are willing to spend an extra dime for your appearance.

 

But worry no more if you are still a rising business executive. Most of what you need to create a lasting impression can be derived from wearing the perfect designer cufflinks and ties ensemble. The trend today goes favorably for purple ties. However, the best seller in most neckties stores online and offline is the Golden Brown Elegant Business Tie.

 

How come, you may ask? It is because purple ties are quite difficult to wear. You just can’t pull it off with just every color, unlike brown ties. Because it is a basic tone, you can wear it to almost all shades of suit and any cufflinks will also work just fine with it.

 

As for the shade, it never really goes out of style. Brown, just like black or white will exist and its worth have not changed ever since ties are worn by the most sophisticated of men. You know you are one of them and that is why we encourage you to choose the same. Surely, that boss of yours would agree. Every successful person in the world does the same—from Bill Gates to Barrack Obama to Donald Trump. It is safe to say that brown is one of the color of choice of these fine gentlemen who know what it takes to succeed. Be one of them because you are worth it.

Oct 14

POLO-64_medium-01-01 Don’t Be a Fashion Victim!So you need a tie that would best fit that crisp white polo shirt you would want to start wearing with your navy blue suit to the office, what would you do? What else but to match it with a yellow US polo tie! Ask any stylist out there and they’ll know what color looks good with what color and texture.

 

It is really quite amusing how some people could ever think that they can mix and match any tie, gold cufflinks and suit to their liking. You might think pure aesthetics is superficial. Truth is that, it tells something about the personality of the person. By the sheer consideration of how you dress up, your boss can easily determine if you are putting extra efforts in coordinating the things you wear to work. It’s not just about being presentable. It’s about taking the effort to know what complements what. Clearly, that would mean a lot if you are to apply the same attitude on your work ethics. Your boss would surely appreciate it if you do and it might pave the way to a very unexpected promotion.

 

It is not only self-serving though. Knowing which polo ties to wear also saves your officemates the visual pollution. Heck, no one wants to see neon orange with a white suit early in the morning! Spare them the agony of merely glancing at you whenever you walk past their cubicles. Don’t wait until they call the fashion police. The best part about fashion is that you can learn it. You are not born a victim.

 

Oct 7

P20009-B_medium-01-01 Ties that Mean AuthorityYour peers have always thought of you as the leader of the pack, the one to be sought for advices, the only person who can aid conflict resolution. It seems that people think that you always have the answer for everything! It can be annoying sometimes because you know that you have faults, too and that it can put a lot of pressure on your part. Hey, you’re only human, whether they like it or not. But at the same time, you really want to take the responsibility of a person who has ever since become the source of wisdom amongst the people you know.

 

Still, you can’t help but wonder why. Could it be your black-sage business silk tie that spells authority and strength? Could it be the gold cufflinks that add up to your intellectual charms? Could it be the way you speak? Could it be your sheer presence, your so-called aura? In any case, they have already put the burden on you. All you can do is to live up to the challenge. Don’t let your business ties do all the talking.

 

By wearing intricate handmade paisley ties, the people around you is sure to acknowledge your taste and glam. Believe them when they say that you do have the capacity to lead them. The fact that they already believe in what you can do is a good start. Apparently, you have already started without even doing anything so you better take advantage of that. Soon, everything that you say will matter.

Sep 30

FBTF20213_medium-01-01 Break the Norms!There are times when neckties just won’t do it. During those rare scenarios, you always have the option for a gold cufflinks and patterned bow ties ensemble.

 

If you are trying to get bold and experimental when it comes to style, the gold-blue and rest self tie bow tie can be a good start. It is not too flaunty and not too plain at the same time—the perfect blend of art and sophistication. It is difficult to find both in one. Sometimes, we tend to become too expressive when it comes to dressing up. We like to somehow extend our identity in a sea of people who look almost the same. We want to stand out! But in our clamor for limelight, the tendency is for us to receive all the wrong attention in the process.

 

It’s a waste of time to be too preoccupied about trying to be different from the rest of the pack especially if you are deviating just for the heck of it. If you want to rebel against the norm, you should support a cause. Do not conform only if you are sure that the normal thing to do is not the right thing to do. If they say you should wear formal attire in an office event, do so if doing otherwise won’t change a thing about how unreasonably rigid the management is. Just make sure that you really believe in what you are doing so that when you are asked about, you can tell the interrogator to his face that you are not doing anything wrong.

 

 

Sep 29

XL10104_medium-01-01 What Women Want to See on their MenNavy-olive extra long silk tie is the epitome of manhood. No man would want floral patterns or cartoon characters on his tie. The challenge is to try and be stylish and fashionable without looking effeminate.

 

It is really ironic that neckties belong to the Y-species and yet most ties that are sold in department stores have designs that seem to cater the female crowd. There are only a few exceptions and extra long blue ties are some of them.

 

Partly, the reason behind is the fact that, still putting on accessories are not quite inherent in men. Essentially, mean focuses on function and not on aesthetics. They do not have the penchant for the surface level because they had the luxury not to. Women back then has to lure over men. Men’s participation is active; he is the one searching for the perfect mate so he does not need to appear perfect to women.

Fast-forward to the 21st century, most traditional men still feels the same about fashion. They don’t think that dressing up is necessary because they are not supposed to please women in terms of physical appearances because they feel that they are the one’s who is supposed to be choosing. However, a recent study proves to show otherwise. The researchers found out that women are now becoming more demanding when it comes to men’s physical appearances, too. It only goes to show that women, nowadays, are also choosing their men instead of the other way around.

 

If that is the case, men should also make the effort on dressing up. Neckties aren’t enough. Try wearing gold cufflinks on your shirts, too.

Jul 20

           Wearing a necktie has always been a familiar part of a man’s wardrobe. The mere act of wearing a tie sends a serious message and sets a business like tone because wearing a tie doesn’t come as easy as buttoning buttons and zipping zippers. Tying the perfect knot and balancing the knot with the size of the collar is almost an art form, not to mention pairing the right color and design of the necktie with the shirt and the suit as a whole. So wearing a tie has consistently been associated with a certain mood.

 

          The tie is an article of men’s clothing simply described as a long piece of cloth that rests under the shirt collar, knotted in the throat and is descended from the cravat. Ties became a staple in men’s wardrobe since the 17th century during the Thirty Years War when it first appeared worn by Croatian mercenaries hired by the French. After that it became all the rage with Parisian men and in the 1800s rules and illustrations on how to properly wear a tie started coming out. The modern necktie and bow tie are the most commonly used nowadays but mens ties come in other variants apart from what was mentioned. When discussing men’s ties and the history of neckwear the ascot tie, the bolo tie, and the clip on tie at one point will pop up. The best way to describe an ascot tie is that it’s a narrow neckband with pointed wings, usually folded over and fastened with a stickpin or tie tack. The bolo tie is more commonly associated with cowboys and western wear. It is usually a piece of cord or braided leather secured together by a clasp. The easiest variant of tie to be worn is the clip on tie whether in bow tie form or the four in hand tie, the clip on is permanently tied. The clip on tie came about for the need of easy wearing in professions such as the police and paramedics. For most fashion critics fashion editors, and fashion watchers a bolo tie and a clip on tie is a major no-no.

 

                   In recent years necktie wearing has been in decline. The stuffiness and the stiffness it was associated with was partly a reason. Emerging trends as well doesn’t compliment tie wearing especially the jeans trend. Nonetheless neckties at one point or another will be needed and in important occasions to be worn. In buying a necktie in the 21st century means buying a slimmer version of the traditional tie but not super skinny ones.  Something that measures 3 inches at its widest is the latest ideal. French and Italian silks are the favored materials for high end brands of neckties like Hermes and Gucci but necktie shouldn’t be restricted to these materials as cotton twill, wool, and knit are available for quirkier and hipper versions of this men’s fashion accessory staple. Some years ago women’s fashion magazines featured wearing men’s ties as belts so the decline may not just happen yet with neckties. One thing’s for sure men’s ties have been around for centuries and fashion is fickle so it’s best to hold on to a necktie or two.

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