looking for a half-decent clip-on tie

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by DropIt

pick one?

I can want a nice clip-on and still not care if people can tell it's a clip-on.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Wait, so I should for real not wear a tie if I'm not wearing a suit? I've never heard of this. I was going to wear dress slacks, a short sleeve button up dress shirt, and a tie. That's my uniform for every wedding I go to.

oh dear

Do you repair the photocopiers at the wedding?

[Badabing]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Wait, so I should for real not wear a tie if I'm not wearing a suit? I've never heard of this. I was going to wear dress slacks, a short sleeve button up dress shirt, and a tie. That's my uniform for every wedding I go to.

1) I would generally advise against a short-sleeved dress shirt (if it's the heat you're worried about, I prefer rolled up sleeves over short sleeves).

2) If you don't have a jacket, I would also advise against wearing a tie. I find it a little tacky to wear a tie with no jacket.

3) If you don't have a jacket and are wearing a short-sleeve shirt, I would strongly advise against wearing a tie. That, to me, is just putting together the worst of both worlds.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Walmart sells quality clip-on and zipper ties for $10-$15.

P.S. If you don't own a suit, buy a sports jacket. Every man should have, at a minimum, a decent sports jacket in their closet.
And if you refuse to buy a sports jacket for the wedding, please don't show up wearing blue jeans. Have a little pride and at least wear a pair of casual slacks, at the absolute minimum, along with your dress shirt (it is a dress shirt isn't it?) and your clip-on tie.

PPS. If you wear a sports jacket, you can get away without a tie and still look dressy.

I had a sports jacket for a number of years that I bought after University in 2000. It went out of style after only a few wears, too, so I'm just not wasting my money on that crap anymore.

But yeah, I'm not going to show up in blue jeans. You can not own a suit and still not be white trash.

[pylon]

You can buy a suit that stays in style forever. It's called a black or grey, 2 button, single breasted, regular fit suit. That suit has never been out of style, ever. And if you are patient, you can usually find one of reasonable quality for around 200 bucks on sale.

The beauty is, is you actually have 4 suits if you have a black and grey. If the pants and jacket match, wear a tie. If you mix and match the pants and jackets, no tie. At least that is the rule I follow.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Badabing

1) I would generally advise against a short-sleeved dress shirt (if it's the heat you're worried about, I prefer rolled up sleeves over short sleeves).

2) If you don't have a jacket, I would also advise against wearing a tie. I find it a little tacky to wear a tie with no jacket.

3) If you don't have a jacket and are wearing a short-sleeve shirt, I would strongly advise against wearing a tie. That, to me, is just putting together the worst of both worlds.

Okay this all seems very reasonable. Does everybody agree with Badabing?

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I was going to wear dress slacks, a short sleeve button up dress shirt, and a tie.

See now I just assume you're trying to troll the thread.

+1 for Badabing's post.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Okay this all seems very reasonable. Does everybody agree with Badabing?

If no jacket, long sleeved shirt, no tie. Don't wear the short sleeved dress shirt.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

See now I just assume you're trying to troll the thread.

+1 for Badabing's post.

That's what I am thinking. Nobody has lack fashion sense and lack of pride in personal appearance this bad. Even people with no fashion sense.

I am no style master myself, but anyone can grab an off the shelf suit at the Bay with pre tailored pants and a decent blue or white shirt and look presentable. Spend 30 bucks getting the jacket tailored, and you will look great.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

See now I just assume you're trying to troll the thread.

+1 for Badabing's post.

Haha, that is seriously my uniform for every formalish occasion. Surely you see somebody dressed like that at every wedding. I always see a couple other than me.

No trolling here, I promise.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Surely you see somebody dressed like that at every wedding.

Yes I do. Then I wonder how their wife let them out of the house dressed like that.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Wait, so I should for real not wear a tie if I'm not wearing a suit? I've never heard of this.I was going to wear dress slacks, a short sleeve button up dress shirt, and a tie. That's my uniform for every wedding I go to.

Who are you Homer Simpson?

Marge: Homer you shouldn't wear a short sleeve shirt with a jacket and tie.

Homer: Sipowicz does.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Yes I do. Then I wonder how their wife let them out of the house dressed like that.

Dude I'm sitting beside my wife right now and filled her in on this thread. Neither one of us knew about this rule. So much so that I wore a short sleeve shirt and tie to my wedding!! OMG I had no idea.

[Red Vinyl]

Originally Posted by pylon

You can buy a suit that stays in style forever. It's called a black or grey, 2 button, single breasted, regular fit suit. That suit has never been out of style, ever. And if you are patient, you can usually find one of reasonable quality for around 200 bucks on sale.

The beauty is, is you actually have 4 suits if you have a black and grey. If the pants and jacket match, wear a tie. If you mix and match the pants and jackets, no tie. At least that is the rule I follow.

I have to agree and disagree on the bolded part. Don't wear a black suit, unless it's a funeral or you're protecting the President.

Grey lasts forever. I actually own 2 grey suits (one dark and one lighter), and all I have to do is change up the shirt and tie and they always look different. I've had both suits for 3 or 4 years now.

Careful with pinstripes. Some people can pull it off and most can't.

[Red Vinyl]

^ let me clear something up: grey suits, that have bit of black in them, are OK. I think that's what Pylon was referring to.

[BigNumbers]

If this thread isn't a troll, I'll eat a clip on tie.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by BigNumbers

If this thread isn't a troll, I'll eat a clip on tie.

I've met kunkstyle in real life. I will send him my wedding pic (please don't post it publicly) for proof if you promise to eat a tie.

[Sliver]

Waiting BigNumbers...

[Makarov]

This is a strong candidate for Best Thread of 2014.

[Hack&Lube]

A short sleeved dress shirt and tie should never be worn to anything except a low level clerking/retail job, by a tech/repairman, a construction foreman, or sometimes you can get away with it as an older unfashionable white-collar worker in a hot climate.

If you wear a short sleeved dress shirt and a tie to a formal event, you are Homer Simpson which is why he was given that combination as his work dress. It was as much joke in 1989 as much as it is a joke in 2014.

What year was your wedding?

To be fair, I have real ties but I love clip-ons. Police officers and military officers wear clip-ons so I don't feel any shame in wearing one. They are useful for some situations and are handy. I have several but they are all 20-30 years old I inherited them from my grandfather who bought them in the 80s. The funny thing is that those styles are now back in style.