The background should be either one of the two colors, and the print design in the tie repeats the second color. As examples: A gray suit, pink shirt, and black-and-red tie, or a blue suit, soft ...

Q I was attending a funeral, and had a black suit and white shirt but was unclear what tie to wear. I chose a nondescript gray and red pattern. I realized that I'm never comfortable with what to ...

Color options: Black, silver, light blue, navy, gold, purple, wine, red Perhaps the most useful tie in your wardrobe is going to be one in a solid color to pop nicely against a crisp dress shirt ...

Q. Are solid-color ties out of date? In the past I would wear a solid black tie, but now I fear it looks so 1960s. Obviously some still wear solid red, but is anything else solid still in style?

With a black micropattern: Even a seemingly monochromatic pattern can be helped with a little color. The purple in the ties dots matches the fine trim of the shirts stripes and even a hairline ...