well it basically comes down to flashy novelty ties. or things that offer close to 0 contrast with your outfit, I also don't like ties that are not the right width where it's either ultra skinny or just way to fat with fat knots...
I govern my neckties with a rule of 3 for formal wear - 3 colours if it can be contained. For swimlanes and Ginghams, a solid tie - not too busy looking over the shirt patterns. Then for solid plain colour shirts, business stripes tie with the base colour brown, and other colour to match the shirt, as close as possible. Plain solid coloured shirts allow play for patterns, and that brings in motif ties, again with colours matching the shirt colour as close as possible. Not entirely no brainer approach, but without putting in some thought, its a challenge dressing to the rule of 3, and yet appear effective.
I tend to go solid colours for the most part, I don't have too many occasions where I need to wear a suit (and these days can go more casual without a tie at all), so keeping it simple is very effective
The Dark Knot folds their ties into fourths and then into the box. There are major fold lines with they way they package their ties. These folds don't necessarily relax out of the fabric. It may take some steam or a trip to the dry cleaner to undo this.
I love the fact that you concentrate majorly on formal wear because you are a formal person. I've seen a bunch of your videos and I love them, but I really feel that you can drift your focus to something less formal and not really suit related but are rather T-shirt related or light clothing. Anyway love your videos and i really wish to see more and more of them.
I really enjoy old 90s Versace ties. They work well with any occasion, lots of extravagant artwork, but they also have really nice subtle and neutral colors
Hi Antonio. On 2:12 you speak about “the curve”. I’ve bought dozens on eBay with the curve. It looks different and old. There’s no info about this anywhere else. Would you consider making a video more in depth about that. Thanks
I would pick slate blue, burgundy, sand and black as the essential ones. Ideally solid color or conservative pattern. It goes with pretty much every suit and every shirt and covers a wide range of real-life situations.
Have a upcoming wedding. My wife is wearing a wine color Dress, I am wearing a black Suit with a white shirt and wine color tie. Is this what you would advise?
Excellent video, and I am trying to follow your guidance; quality, silk, etc. However, it seems every tie I have ever bought has always come in varying lengths of too long. I am over 6'3", but I wear a Pratt knot. Is the problem too simple of a knot? Wrong ties? Is there a better solution than awkwardly stuffing the extra tail into my dress shirt?
great advice here thank you, my taste in ties not good, and people always comment.....I'm a sales man what would be the best neck tie to wear whilst selling?
Antonio, I am a bit bias to the blue, but am going to have to say that the better looking of the 2 was actually the brown. Fantastic contrast with the blue shirt and darker jacket. Definitely going to have to see how that would blend with my blue pinstripe vest.
I like the brown tie significantly more. It contrasts more with your clothing and adds variety to the ensemble, which a blue jacket and blue shirt need.
I like the brown tie with a blue jacket and shirt. Very complimentary and versatile. I was a bit surprised to see knitted ties still on the market as I thought those went out with Don Johnson. I haven't seen much in the way of business dress with them though so I would expect them to be a very casual choice for younger men?
Antonio: Can you speak about Dandy neckties? There is one style of necktie that I can't think of the name of where the tail of the tie is of a different pattern than the blade. It is a old time fashion. They seem popular with well dressed hispanic men. I know they are not 7 fold ties because I own several of those. Can you tell me what these ties are called and if I should avoid them?
I have a dark blue suit with a white shirt and would like to find a tie that matches my suit exactly. If the two colors are slightly off, will that be acceptable? I’m trying to keep as muted as possible, as I plan to wear this to a funeral. Thank you. Happy Easter to you and your family.
Of course. It is a simple yet timeless combination. I would recommend going with a solid white dress shirt. It will provide a perfect contrast between the Navy tie and suit.
@@RealMenRealStyle The abundance of information! I just never knew there was so much to a necktie and that slip stitch is a nice bit of knowledge to have! I don't think I've ever seen one of those knitted/woven neckties before either. The more ya know! Btw, I got my first shirt from the Tailor Store the other day and used your code - thanks for that!
Always a mind reader my friend haha! I've been watching many tie videos lately so truly helpful! I have 7 ties passed down from my grandpa since he has quite the collection hoping in the near future to put them to good use:)
I only wear solid ties, a navy solid suit and white solid shirts because everything’s a piece of cake to match. My solid ties are burgundy diamond weave and navy, red and sky blue, all three of which are grenafaux, which is simulated grenadine.
I I can most my ties from from a suit place that sells very cheap ties and they are very good in structure and in other ways not to mention most of the ties your showing they have no patterns anyone they do they're conservative their conservative patterns my style tends to not be too conservative I try to make it very bold so most of these ties I could wear though so but they're all probably good options for people to starting out so bye
I honestly prefer bolder, colorful neckties. The rest of a typical man's suit is very conservative already, so I feel like the tie is the one thing that you can get away with adding a little extra personality to. Also, knitted ties would personally fall under my "avoid" category.
Plain black tie for funerals, red tie for job interviews, white silk tie for weddings, black bowtie for formal dinners, and bolo tie for all other occasions
I just can’t bring myself to wear the knitted tie with the square bottom lol I tend to acquaint those with sad and boring little academics teaching at a community college nobody’s ever heard of somewhere lol
the brown tie can be darker, ig. feel light it should go light shirt, medium suit, darker tie. maybe thats just me. all blue with brown is alot of color to me idk 😅 like a 2/3rds rule: 2 items on the top can have color, with differing shades. the remaining item should be neutral ish not dogging color, ever since ive been sorta called out for using a bit much i kinda converted to conservative 😂
Quite the good guide. But I think you forgot to discourage bright and shiny ties :P There are soo many people wearing them. They all end up looking like a clown :D
Ties are alright really. Both my dad and i would wear them at home too. I said to him i like that top button shirt done up with one on. I know many men dont these days but he felt it was great that i did and i felt it was manly too why not.
I was taught that brown and blue shouldn’t be mixed when I was growing up in England. Is that an American thing? I’ve never seen it done (in person) in either country. Maybe I hang with boring people lol I’ll have to check lol
@@RealMenRealStyle Oops! This must have come off as a question. I intended this to convey that in this video you answered a question that I've pondered. Thank you.
Antiono, AWESOME VIDEO!!! I am "tie poor" but if I had the item numbers of the ties shown in this video, and the cash to afford them, I would by them and wear them and keep my others in the closet!!! You are so gifted in guiding us through the world of menswear. Thanks for all you are doing for us and Happy Thanksgiving!!! David.
Topic is about a neck tie. All I can think about is how action movies portray a neck tie as a weapon of assassination. I mean it does slay the ladies heart, so I suppose.
Silk ties are classy when quite new but they dissapoint and lose their shape after a few wears.. and they can't be cleaned properly.. Dry cleaning still distorts the silk fabric.. and ties now ( since the early nineties [exponentially] or late eighties) have a ridiculous amount of unnecessary bulky interlining. I unpick my ties to remove the thick felt inside. I wear a shirt and tie every day. Seven days a week.
Hi antonio, I am the one from myanmar. As a myanmar kid I will suggest you to try myanmar longyi. It can be matched with dress shirts, dress shoes, coats and a lot of other stuff. Including ties.
Almost every man channel is about advertisement now...and the worst part most of the time they talk about the same topic again and again and again.The only worth channels in my opinion are sartorial talks, one dapper street and the gentleman gazzete.
I liked the blue tie better individually, but it made your outfit very monochrome, and I personally wasn't a fan of the level of contrast with the brown tie.
I wear a stiff collar and tie every day 7 days a week with simple tidy casual items and sometimes suits or pants and jacket. I am constantly challenged by people why I'm wearing a tie. I don't see many men wearing ties now. Despite me enjoying my collars and ties I get fed up of attitudes and think I should stop.
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Which necktie color do you like better? Blue or Brown?
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Brown, because when detaining a suspect. It's always nice to have your tie matching the ground. Because I am after all a *down to Earth* Agent.
I like them both.
Brown
I like blue is best
Blue and it’s not even close.
Watching your channel can make you a genius in fashion
That's what happened to me...literally.
No fashion just nice clothes
Antonio! You didn't mention which are the three neckties to avoid LOL
well it basically comes down to flashy novelty ties. or things that offer close to 0 contrast with your outfit, I also don't like ties that are not the right width where it's either ultra skinny or just way to fat with fat knots...
A red tie.
@@KlausKokholmPetersenI like your style haha.
But seriously, which red tie?
@@Olyfrun red ties are to be avoided.
Excess length worn by vietnam draft dodgers who insult veterans
It's not often you see a brown tie being worn. I dig it.
I have 3 and i use them all the time with my gray suit
@@jaimerivera1898 Perfect combination indeed.
I govern my neckties with a rule of 3 for formal wear - 3 colours if it can be contained. For swimlanes and Ginghams, a solid tie - not too busy looking over the shirt patterns. Then for solid plain colour shirts, business stripes tie with the base colour brown, and other colour to match the shirt, as close as possible. Plain solid coloured shirts allow play for patterns, and that brings in motif ties, again with colours matching the shirt colour as close as possible. Not entirely no brainer approach, but without putting in some thought, its a challenge dressing to the rule of 3, and yet appear effective.
I own 3 ties from The Dark Knot. Two of them are on this video (4:23 and 5:48). Great ties from a great company. I highly recommend them.
I tend to go solid colours for the most part, I don't have too many occasions where I need to wear a suit (and these days can go more casual without a tie at all), so keeping it simple is very effective
What's your go-to solid color?
Real Men Real Style definitely a knitted burgundy tie or knitted navy. My favorite suit is my burgundy suit so the navy goes perfectly w/ it
@@RealMenRealStyle I have a few, but most occasions it's often a dark blue (navy) or a darker shade of red. Similar to those you showed in the video
The Dark Knot folds their ties into fourths and then into the box. There are major fold lines with they way they package their ties. These folds don't necessarily relax out of the fabric. It may take some steam or a trip to the dry cleaner to undo this.
I love the fact that you concentrate majorly on formal wear because you are a formal person. I've seen a bunch of your videos and I love them, but I really feel that you can drift your focus to something less formal and not really suit related but are rather T-shirt related or light clothing. Anyway love your videos and i really wish to see more and more of them.
Thanks for ties visuals - this is really helpful when you show things in detail!
Welcome Yuri :)
I really enjoy old 90s Versace ties. They work well with any occasion, lots of extravagant artwork, but they also have really nice subtle and neutral colors
Preferred the blue, but when I could see the packet square (holding merchandise) , the brown worked much better. Maybe a less-red brown?
The Brown. You don’t see that a lot and it helps to make the blue suit jacket POP.
Hi Antonio. On 2:12 you speak about “the curve”. I’ve bought dozens on eBay with the curve. It looks different and old. There’s no info about this anywhere else. Would you consider making a video more in depth about that. Thanks
Hi sir.. I have Navy Blue and Gray Suits. What best color will you recommend about those 2?
I think the brown necktie makes the outfit stand out more. It also works great with the blue suit and shirt.
Very helpful video Antonio.So much info in a few minutes.Take you for making me a better man Antonio.
I would pick slate blue, burgundy, sand and black as the essential ones. Ideally solid color or conservative pattern. It goes with pretty much every suit and every shirt and covers a wide range of real-life situations.
I am 16 years old boy from Finland and I love your style videos. Can you make style video for teenagers?
Anyway thank you for your videos)
Have a upcoming wedding. My wife is wearing a wine color Dress, I am wearing a black Suit with a white shirt and wine color tie. Is this what you would advise?
Me personally I liked the brown more because to me it just has that timeless color that can't go out of style.
Excellent video, and I am trying to follow your guidance; quality, silk, etc. However, it seems every tie I have ever bought has always come in varying lengths of too long. I am over 6'3", but I wear a Pratt knot. Is the problem too simple of a knot? Wrong ties?
Is there a better solution than awkwardly stuffing the extra tail into my dress shirt?
May I ask what is your opinion on wooden and leather bow ties?
great advice here thank you, my taste in ties not good, and people always comment.....I'm a sales man what would be the best neck tie to wear whilst selling?
Antonio, I am a bit bias to the blue, but am going to have to say that the better looking of the 2 was actually the brown. Fantastic contrast with the blue shirt and darker jacket. Definitely going to have to see how that would blend with my blue pinstripe vest.
I always wear a classic kipper tie. Goes great with a tank top.
I liked the brown better.
You don’t see solid brown too often, but it really works with that coat and shirt.
Justin Helms It’s an underrated tie color.
Mr bean wore brown ties . :)
Where could I find an ascot tie?
I like the brown tie significantly more. It contrasts more with your clothing and adds variety to the ensemble, which a blue jacket and blue shirt need.
I like the brown tie with a blue jacket and shirt. Very complimentary and versatile. I was a bit surprised to see knitted ties still on the market as I thought those went out with Don Johnson. I haven't seen much in the way of business dress with them though so I would expect them to be a very casual choice for younger men?
Antonio:
Can you speak about Dandy neckties? There is one style of necktie that I can't think of the name of where the tail of the tie is of a different pattern than the blade. It is a old time fashion. They seem popular with well dressed hispanic men. I know they are not 7 fold ties because I own several of those. Can you tell me what these ties are called and if I should avoid them?
I have a dark blue suit with a white shirt and would like to find a tie that matches my suit exactly. If the two colors are slightly off, will that be acceptable? I’m trying to keep as muted as possible, as I plan to wear this to a funeral. Thank you. Happy Easter to you and your family.
Does a solid navy neck tie go with a solid navy suit? I always wondered if that was too much of the same color together.
Of course. It is a simple yet timeless combination. I would recommend going with a solid white dress shirt. It will provide a perfect contrast between the Navy tie and suit.
CSX Florida Funnel Railfan Good deal. Thanks for the response
@@moneycash3487 You're welcome. Best thing about Navy is the versatility. Almost any shirt and almost any tie works with Navy blue.
Where do you purchase your shirts?
I love the brown tie
I prefer the brown tie and blue jacket
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Top vid Antonio 👍
Great video. I prefer the blue tie. Thank you!!
Thank you man, I was looking for a tie to match with my burgundy waistcoat, thank you for these tips.
Is it true that stripe ties are more for "work" style than, for example evening night event?
I can't get enough of your channel, Antonio! Thanks for doing what you do and God Bless Texas!
Awesome - what do you like most about this video?
@@RealMenRealStyle The abundance of information! I just never knew there was so much to a necktie and that slip stitch is a nice bit of knowledge to have! I don't think I've ever seen one of those knitted/woven neckties before either. The more ya know! Btw, I got my first shirt from the Tailor Store the other day and used your code - thanks for that!
I like the Ferragamo ties with the animal patterns, etc.
Really excellent video. 👍👍
Always a mind reader my friend haha! I've been watching many tie videos lately so truly helpful! I have 7 ties passed down from my grandpa since he has quite the collection hoping in the near future to put them to good use:)
I watching rmrs given very good tips
I only wear solid ties, a navy solid suit and white solid shirts because everything’s a piece of cake to match. My solid ties are burgundy diamond weave and navy, red and sky blue, all three of which are grenafaux, which is simulated grenadine.
Fantastic and useful video like always. Keep it up Antonio (including your colleagues and camerman/ editor as well)
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I I can most my ties from from a suit place that sells very cheap ties and they are very good in structure and in other ways not to mention most of the ties your showing they have no patterns anyone they do they're conservative their conservative patterns my style tends to not be too conservative I try to make it very bold so most of these ties I could wear though so but they're all probably good options for people to starting out so bye
The brown one was just perfect!
Best way to make optimal use of a quality tie is by using brass collar stiffeners.
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I honestly prefer bolder, colorful neckties. The rest of a typical man's suit is very conservative already, so I feel like the tie is the one thing that you can get away with adding a little extra personality to. Also, knitted ties would personally fall under my "avoid" category.
knitted ties are amazing though
@@KieraQ0323 they really aren't.
Patterned neckties look great.
Antonio, have you tried any shirts or ties from Charles Tyrhitt?
Yes - it's one of my go-to brands for dress shirts: www.realmenrealstyle.com/complete-recommended-product-checklist/
I would have liked to see you wear the knitted tie to see an example of how it looks.
Great video!
Strangely I like the brown tie better even though if I was shopping for ties I probably wouldn't pick it but it looks really good on 👍
I own a couple solid, but it's not my go to.
Not a big fan of them.
I like my small repeating patterns or my self tie bow ties
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Definitely a favorite. It's great to see you here Steven.
Thank you for the information. I preferred the navy tie.
Good choice. How do you combine it?
Plain black tie for funerals, red tie for job interviews, white silk tie for weddings, black bowtie for formal dinners, and bolo tie for all other occasions
Love your content!
Please can you wear white shirt with red windsor knot
Thanks for this vid & sponsor. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Antonio!
Really a education of fashion!!
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Antonio you look amazingly handsome in both but I like the blue one more
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I just can’t bring myself to wear the knitted tie with the square bottom lol
I tend to acquaint those with sad and boring little academics teaching at a community college nobody’s ever heard of somewhere lol
How about camouflage neck ties? After all, IIRC, you don't like camouflage shirts or trousers.
Another great video! Please forgive me for ignoring the knitted tie advise ... they look like girl's stockings to me :)
Knitted is much harder to tie. Silk is easier when making smaller knots.
Thank you
Blue for sure
With the outmost respect I daresay you outta avoid tie itself. Big fan
the brown tie can be darker, ig. feel light it should go light shirt, medium suit, darker tie. maybe thats just me. all blue with brown is alot of color to me idk 😅
like a 2/3rds rule: 2 items on the top can have color, with differing shades. the remaining item should be neutral ish
not dogging color, ever since ive been sorta called out for using a bit much i kinda converted to conservative 😂
Thanks for the info but too much selling it sounds like a commercial
I'll take that as a compliment. 😉😆
Like the brown
I have 50 odd.. they're all great
Quite the good guide. But I think you forgot to discourage bright and shiny ties :P There are soo many people wearing them. They all end up looking like a clown :D
Blue I loved it
Ties are alright really. Both my dad and i would wear them at home too. I said to him i like that top button shirt done up with one on. I know many men dont these days but he felt it was great that i did and i felt it was manly too why not.
I was taught that brown and blue shouldn’t be mixed when I was growing up in England.
Is that an American thing?
I’ve never seen it done (in person) in either country. Maybe I hang with boring people lol
I’ll have to check lol
Brown was nice but I like the blue better....at least with the suit
I was just wondering the other day what makes a quality neck tie.
What do you think makes a quality tie?
@@RealMenRealStyle Oops! This must have come off as a question. I intended this to convey that in this video you answered a question that I've pondered. Thank you.
Striped Ties make you look like you're the local Sunday League footie club manager
Are you spying me, I was just looking for a new necktie this week!
Antiono, AWESOME VIDEO!!! I am "tie poor" but if I had the item numbers of the ties shown in this video, and the cash to afford them, I would by them and wear them and keep my others in the closet!!! You are so gifted in guiding us through the world of menswear. Thanks for all you are doing for us and Happy Thanksgiving!!! David.
Only teenagers own one necktie
Topic is about a neck tie.
All I can think about is how action movies portray a neck tie as a weapon of assassination. I mean it does slay the ladies heart, so I suppose.
Changed my mind, it does for the record. Especially when you're doing field work.
The necktie I'm currently loving is my clip-on necktie
Silk ties are classy when quite new but they dissapoint and lose their shape after a few wears.. and they can't be cleaned properly.. Dry cleaning still distorts the silk fabric.. and ties now ( since the early nineties [exponentially] or late eighties) have a ridiculous amount of unnecessary bulky interlining. I unpick my ties to remove the thick felt inside. I wear a shirt and tie every day. Seven days a week.
Blue.
Nice video sir. Thank you. Love form india
The blue one.
Hi antonio, I am the one from myanmar. As a myanmar kid I will suggest you to try myanmar longyi. It can be matched with dress shirts, dress shoes, coats and a lot of other stuff. Including ties.
Interesting :) Thanks Tagon. Do you like wearing ties?
Real Men Real Style In our country there is no tying ties for kids there is only zipper ties
These videos are now extended advertisements. Beginning of the end.
Almost every man channel is about advertisement now...and the worst part most of the time they talk about the same topic again and again and again.The only worth channels in my opinion are sartorial talks, one dapper street and the gentleman gazzete.
Yes. It’s getting repetitive. Only so many times you can watch the ‘three must have shoes.’
I liked the blue tie better individually, but it made your outfit very monochrome, and I personally wasn't a fan of the level of contrast with the brown tie.
This video's is sought but informative
I wear a stiff collar and tie every day 7 days a week with simple tidy casual items and sometimes suits or pants and jacket. I am constantly challenged by people why I'm wearing a tie. I don't see many men wearing ties now. Despite me enjoying my collars and ties I get fed up of attitudes and think I should stop.