How do I wear this tie casually?
I love wearing ties, but I dont do it nearly enough. I have a solidly sized tie collection and a good oppertunity to start. This wednesday I have a reading/lecture/workshop about space and the galaxy. There will be about 15-25 people there, I know exactly 1 guy. Dress is pretty casual, mostly jeans. I find it hard to match ties with jeans, I know a 4 hand but that's not even close to a good start. I have plenty of button down shirts in plenty of colours, but the rest of the outfit is still a mystery.
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in:waywt from:artvandelayexporting
art generaly does casual tie looks very very well i would check his fits and see what you might be able to apply to your own
I'm going to look at his posts and see what I like, thank you!
some recent ones i liked
I've browsed his pictures for 5 seconds, love his style
the problem is that I dont own any overshirts, that makes it harder
trust me its in the plans, but not yet
I think the key to dressing down a tie is to wear anything that’s not a blazer, chore coats or jean jackets can work, over shirts can work
theres lots of casual jacket that can work over a tie, doesnt have to be an overshirt
The tie is real cute btw
thanks! I love it so much that honestly I love that this lecture is a reason to wear it cuz I havent yet
its slimness make it better for casual too
It can help a lil but honestly wide ties can be dressed down too, they’re just a bit more prominent
That art fit on the left in oman’s post is real wide
ngl looking at artvandelayimportings fits make me scared hes pretty good at this
at fashion
I was just gonna rock it with some jeans and a cord button down
clearly double corduroy shirt but one of the two is open is the route here /s
this entire thing is just telling me to buy a leather coat and overshirts ( I was gonna do both in the near future anywy)
Both good options but def you can do a tie with plenty of things, I bet you have something in your closet you could try it with already. If you were gonna buy that stuff anyway tho more power to ya
probably not before the lecture which is when I do need a fit to wear, might let it stew for a day
It doesn’t need to be an overshirt it can be literally any type of jacket
one thing to think about is fit, if its just a shirt and tie a looser shirt will feel more casual as well as making the tie knot a little not perfect, if its super tight to your neck it can feel too formal imo
unbuttoning 1 of the 2 buttons on my button down
if only I had a cargo pant
cargos corduroy tie and jacket and im there
what about a full zip cardigan or a full zip hoodie?
Try it!
would that be too tryhard
Tie and cardigan is classic
tryhard is all in your head. If the fit hits it hits.
And if it doesn’t it’s fun trying anyway!
yeah true
totally right
trying is fun
All about you being comfortable and creative
good mindset
I’ve been trying to wear ties with pretty much everything this winter. I don’t have the fit pics to prove it, but cardigans, track zip-ups, big shirts that aren’t technically over shirts, every light jacket that I own, they can all work
fuck yeah I love that
go you
big hype
Here’s one. Good reminder that I need to post more
see thats fire
good reminder to me too btw, I want to do more wayt
but I work in fashion retail so most of my time is spent in the same 15 items for 6 months
and you can only shuffle those around so much before you've seen it all
Sounds like it’s time for a tie to mix it up!
exactly!
I work in a mostly business casual store so we dont sell ties, but I had a convo with a couple colleagues from other locations about trying it
just need to grab an overshirt
How does it look
I’m not loving this particular option, I pref things with a bit more structure, the drawstrings/zipper details distract a bit from the tie too
The rest of the fit is great tho
agree, i like the base. the hoodie is ok, but i dont love it
I think theres sort of 2 takes here, one is that this is fine and casual and its good as an option if not a bit too blue. the second is that yeah it could be better with a less distracting hoodie
agree w/ this
it's a bit difficult to decipher whether it's intentional or if you were an office worker who had to throw a hoodie on to run an errand at first glance bc of the contrast
I'd note that in arts original pics the tie acts as a statement piece since it heavy contrasts with the rest of the outfit palette
I'm not really a jacket kinda guy normally so I'm going to have to see what I have that still fits and could be better
a good point, dunno if im quite there yet. I was contemplating both orange and red but idk if I have the bravery to go there lmao
I could see those working actually :caught:
a deep red could help the black stand out more against the shirt
idk if its deep enough but might as well try since I have time to burn anyway
green chinos would be too smart but man that would be sick with the orange and the tie
Too smart? Pshaw
Try it anyway
lmao yeah
oh nooo I meant red or orange shirtsm but then I'd need a lighter jean and lighter jacket option for the red
theres a single other jacket I have that doesnt have a pattern or embroidery and its also a hoodie but its black and I have also not worn it for 2 years
probably doing a lighter jean option
Yeah i mean I don’t love this but it’s better than the drawstring one IMO. If you can manage it might be good to shop around for another coat option.
could also drop the outer layer if its not needed fot the weather
I hate the cold probably need it
I agree with everyone else; it’s fine but not great. However, the event is Wednesday, and if it’s either this fit or ditching the tie altogether, I say wear it.
And then if you’re into it, start looking into shirt jackets or chore coats or whatever you like now that you know you’d probably wear it if you had it
I should clarify that I mean “fine” relative to the fits that you’ll eventually get off with this thing. For now, remember that the tie is sick, wearing it to a galaxy lecture is a good bit, and you’ll look put together and more interesting than the majority of people there. Have fun!
thank you, love the input. thanks yall. probably not getting anything before the lecture, will wear this out of this world fit hehe
and yeah, most interesting outfit ill take
Thanks yall, im doing it https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1354486814857105419