about ties

[tmal]

What kind of tie do you wear with a flannel shirt? A work weight twill shirt?

 

[Dinerman]

Wool.

 

[Speakeasy]

If you want to wear one, wool.

 

[tmal]

Thanks guys. I figured wool would be best, but thought I would check. Since the flannel shirts will be plaid, I assume a solid colored tie is preferred, or else a very small discrete check?

 

[Speakeasy]

I'm thinking something like a wool knit in a solid colour is your best choice. Flannel shirts are real casual, so you want a casual tie.

 

[tmal]

Sounds good, thanks for the help.

 

[fiftyforfifty]

What kind of tie do you wear with a flannel shirt? A work weight twill shirt?

I feel cotton or wool shirts may go well with it

 

[Claudio]

Non, too casual (flannel) to wear a tie in my opinion. Immagnie a shirt collar with a heavy weight, would be too bulky to add a tie to this, making the thickness exceptional and too bulky to look good IMO

 

[Hal]

Non, too casual (flannel) to wear a tie in my opinion. Immagnie a shirt collar with a heavy weight, would be too bulky to add a tie to this, making the thickness exceptional and too bulky to look good IMO

I don't agree - I don't see ties as un-casual. A wool tie, especially a rough-textured one, is ideal for a twill shirt and even for a flannel one. But a patterned flannel shirt surely calls for a plain tie.
In the colder seasons, a closed collar (which surely necessitates a tie) aids thermal comfort.

 

[hatsRme]

I'm surprised, Claudio! I have been accessorizing both cotton and wool flannels with neckties since high school, where ties were mandatory, in the early 1970s. And not only wool, but many other very casual, textural weaves. Be daring, creative!

 

[Claudio]

Twill cottons yes, plenty of great twills out there in thinner cotton (not work shirts as in work-wear), but flannels? I think thats it all down to personal taste of course, but really do not see how a flannelled shirt can be paired nicely with a tie, sorry, a no no in my books

 

[esteban68]

Photos please!

 

[herringbonekid]

in U.S. catalogues, flannel shirts are next to chambray shirts. i.e. in the 'workwear' section.
generally they're both shown without ties, but now and again, with.