# Huge Emergency! What tie to wear with my new shirt?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-emergency-what-tie-to-wear-with-my-new-shirt/539235>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 12, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-emergency-what-tie-to-wear-with-my-new-shirt/539235 "2010-05-12T23:08:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-emergency-what-tie-to-wear-with-my-new-shirt/539235/1 "2010-05-12T23:08:17Z")

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I just got a free shirt. Plum colored-reddish plum. With White stripes. Standard 1/4 inch stripe, prob 1/8 inch white.  
Now, what color tie should I wear with it?  
I was thinking a light aqua. I don’t want conservative, but I want yuppie chic.  
Oh, it was free, and I can’t give it up.  
What saith you?

Thanks,  
hh

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**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-emergency-what-tie-to-wear-with-my-new-shirt/539235/2 "2010-05-13T00:00:22Z")

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Where do you live? It makes a difference.

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**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-emergency-what-tie-to-wear-with-my-new-shirt/539235/3 "2010-05-13T00:26:46Z")

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And what field do you work in?

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-emergency-what-tie-to-wear-with-my-new-shirt/539235/4 "2010-05-13T00:52:12Z")

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My thought is that your tie should be darker than your shirt, otherwise it looks ‘funny’.

I read this thread to my wife, and her immediate response was “I was going to say light blue”

If I were you, I’d listen to her, not me.

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**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-emergency-what-tie-to-wear-with-my-new-shirt/539235/5 "2010-05-13T02:54:59Z")

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Hmm. My first inclination was deep, dark plum or a dark brick red. Then I thought about white, but depending on how well you pull things off, it might be a bit too “Miami Vice”, unless you’re the type who can pull that off.

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-emergency-what-tie-to-wear-with-my-new-shirt/539235/6 "2010-05-13T12:47:51Z")

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I live in Oklahoma City.

Thanks for the suggestions so far, everybody!

I’ll check out that light blue biz!

Best wishes,  
hh