Reasons to Wear a Tie - Color

 

 

If I could make but one criticism about today's business fashion culture, it would surround the general absence of neck wear.  Its future in the corporate dress code is uncertain, for in the midst of our contemporary cravat-less business casual policy, there has been a significant increase in necktie retail sales.

There are many reasons to encourage the use of neck wear during the work week, so I thought I would post them as they occurred to me (in no particular order).

With the cherry blossoms in bloom and temperatures over 70 degrees (F), spring seems to have arrived here in D.C.  The warm sunshine begs more for abundant use of color, especially colors that are not ideal for shirting or trousers.  Springtime is a season of renewal and refreshment, and a necktie can proclaim it.