Are Ties Going The Same Way As Braces And Waistcoats?

[sandyRoe]

Can't remember when I last wore a tie. have they been consigned to the dustbin of fashion history?
Or will my nice collection of kipper ties come back into style some day?

[RATTER15]

sandyRoe, I agree, however im 55 and male, not quite the same look for me.

[gness]

No to braces. Like a waistcoat on the right occasion and body shape but ties are very sexy.

[NOX]

I've got two sons rarely seen out of suits, one of whom, who is a manager always favours 3 piece suits, the other who works in the city 2 piece, but at work they're rarely seen out of suits and ties, at home they're in jeans like all the others. I wear a suit generally for business and not when I'm relaxing- I think it's just horses for courses Sandy- but I have hundreds of ties and I love em.

[daffy654]

My oh wears ties for work and special occasions, the rest of the time he wears jeans and t-shirts.

[FredPuli43]

Rest assured that there's no need to wear a cravat in the Royal Enclosure at Ascot, Sandy; they're a rare sight and thought a bit eccentric; but you must never take your top hat off, unless seated in the restaurants, and you must wear a waistcoat. You must never lie down on the grass either, but that's another matter, less comprehensible; it's because "Her Majesty doesn't like it".

Certainly the wearing of a tie is not demanded as it once was and places that expected it have abandoned swimming against the tide. It depends more on image and expectation now. You would expect your solicitor, accountant, bank manager, or doctor to wear one because tieless suggests a casual attitude to matters of great importance to you.

Waistcoats? I have lots but they are only worn at race meetings, with a suit. They look and feel better than a pullover then and are almost as much part of the 'uniform' there as the trilby hat or the tweed cap (the cap for jumps, trilby for the flat is usual, if you bother with a cap)

Braces? Rarer now, people preferring belts. What has definitely gone is the suit made only for braces (Simon Cowell may have lots of those), with its high pointed back and high front to the trousers. A suit still looks better with braces though.

[sandyRoe]

"...if you bother with a cap..."
I'm an old school Belfastman. I wouldn't pass the front door with my flat cap.

[sandyRoe]

*without ^

[Old_Geezer]

I've worn braces more recently than I've worn a tie. Never that impressed by either, but when you have developed a shape like a beachball, a belt just won't stay put. The only reason I don't regularly use braces is that they are a pain in the toilet if you wear jumpers/cardigans/sweaters. as for ties, I always preferred neckerchiefs but they don't seem fashionable and to be honest I can't be bothered with such frivolity.

[RATTER15]

I didnt see the Waistcoat bit, I have bought 5 waistcoats in the last few weeks, I have always liked waistcoats, preferably leather ones.

[gness]

Ratter!!! A waistcoat man...swooooooon! x

[ludwig]

The last tie I bought I had to take back to the shop because it was too tight.

[ludwig]

..that happened with a belt too. I now keep my trousers using a piece of string.

[ludwig]

keep my trousers UP. using etc etc

[sandyRoe]

Don't cricketers use the MCC tie to hold their trousers up?