To Code: Tie It down

March's To Code: A Guide to being a better Gentleman

So you got your slim ties, or really any tie that's not a 1973 four inch wide tie, but now you need to keep that guy in check under your sweater, suit coat, blazer, cardigan. Easy fix! Just add some "man bling" with a tie bar. They are cool, chic and keep your tie in place or from blowing around in the wind.

 

 Just remember some simple rules: it's part jewelery, but also serves a purpose. Depending on your coat/sweater of choice, position your tie bar high enough to be seen but not so high that it still lets your tie move all over the place, which would defeat the purpose of any tie apparatus.

Now say you skip the coat and just want a tie. Find the middle of your tie by bringing the tip to the base of your knot. Find your mid point, place tie bar accordingly. If your tie bar goes missing, don't worry. Go raid the junk drawer and find the biggest safety pin you have, push it through your tie and shirt and close. Once you take it out at the end of the day, push around the material where the pin holes are left and the fibers should tighten back up, leaving your tie good as new. 

There you go! Just remember, no matter what you use to keep your tie at bay, keep its design simple. Now go put on a tie and wear it grocery shopping because you can.