Colours

All ties can be classified by color in the following categories:

·         Red – accentuates overall outfit, combines well with almost any suit and shirt, especially great match for a darker suit and white, blue or gray dress shirts. One of the most popular colours.

·         Burgundy (dark red) – business classics. Good for almost any occasion. Solid burgundy tie (with no pattern) is usually worn by politicians.

·         Blue – also among the standard and most popular colours for neck ties. Lightens a darker suit and especially worn for receptions, networking events and similar circumstances. A colour of choice for spring.

·         Navy (dark blue) – business classics. Perfectly combines with all other colours. Perfect for various business occasions.

·         Orange, pink and lilac – usually worn with white, light blue or other light-colored dress shirts. Good choice for spring and summer or for a commemorative event. If not too bright, still fine for formal events.

·         Yellow and green – good in spring and summer and/or with darker suit-shirt combination. Green ties are a perfect match for a classic white shirt.

·         Brown – considered to be quite casual. Very hard to match with any other colour. The best use for a tie of such colour – a weekend or an informal gathering.

·         Black – Sometimes worn in the evening with a Tuxedo (Dinner Jacket in British English), as an untraditional alternative to the classic black Bow tie, or at all times by waiters in restaurants. Considered acceptable with conservative black business suits, but also made fashionably popular by the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers. Black ties are especially relevant at funerals, and in Japan, a solid black tie is worn only at funeral services.

·         White – worn in court by judges, lawyers and defenders in the judicial system of the United Kingdom. In Japan, white is strictly for attendance at weddings or school graduations, although yakuza members have been seen wearing white ties. In Sweden, a white tie is worn at funerals by male members of the immediate family.

·         Grey and silver – look neat with a classic white dress shirt. Occasions for such a neck tie include birthday parties, cocktails, various celebrations and other event of the same nature. Grey ties can be worn at work too.

·         Multicoloured – distinctive feature of those who want and dare to stand out from the crowd, usually attributed to young professionals. Such ties accentuate individuality, mood and taste.

·         Striped – worn with any suit, the quintessential choice for a person who does not need a tie often. versatile.

·         Paisley – a fish-like pattern that originated in the middle east, connotes variety and difference.

·         Polka dot – a small dots of one colour on a solid background. A white on navy tie could signify professionals, and a pastel polkadot could connote cheerfulness.