# If you're wearing a solid color shirt.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2000, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525 "2000-11-09T20:06:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lowellster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Lowellster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowellster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/1 "2000-11-09T20:06:43Z")
…then what exactly is the point of wearing a tie that’s exactly the same color? I am not the fashion police. Quite far from it, actually. But this bothers me. ---
**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/2 "2000-11-09T20:11:24Z")
Ask Regis ---
**Author:** ![Outlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b77776/32.png) [@Outlander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Outlander)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/3 "2000-11-09T20:12:20Z")
I guess the same reason secretaries where white running shoes and nylons/skirts…it’s a crazy world man. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/4 "2000-11-09T20:17:14Z")
Guaranteed it matches? Colorblind? Too lazy to pick out a creative tie? No imagination? Just a moron? ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/5 "2000-11-09T20:21:13Z")
Running shoes are far more comfortable than ‘normal’ shoes to go with skirts/nylons. Also, several desk job people I know go running/walking on their lunch breaks. Function and comfort. As for same colored ties, I have no clue. Maybe they feel the tie is shy and likes to blend in? Its hunting and trying to camoflage itself so it can steal paperclips better than the non camoflaged version and thus survive longer? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/6 "2000-11-09T20:36:53Z")
Because he wants to see how annoying he can be. And yes . . . get ready . . . you ready for this? Okay, you asked for it . . . that is my final answer. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/7 "2000-11-09T22:04:21Z")
Hey, I love this fashion. Many guys do. We never have to worry “Does this tie go with this shirt…” As far as women wearing running shoes and skirts, as much as I love women in heels, I am told they are very uncomfortable to walk any distance in. Therefore, I know a lot who carry dress shoes but wear sneakers. Makes sense to me. Some guys, too. ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2000, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/8 "2000-11-10T06:00:37Z")
If the shirt and tie are both white, I think that might be a bit dull. But if they are blue, or green or another color that comes in shades, it could be pretty hep. Then again, I’m colorblind, so it’s all a matter of taking someone else’s word for it. ---
**Author:** ![Fletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Fletch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fletch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2000, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/9 "2000-11-10T06:48:33Z")
I think it is just Regis trying to be a trend setter. Myself, a bolo tie of silver with an elk, worn with a wrangler shirt and a wool pendleton jacket. It is not a New York type attire, but, I am not in New York. ---
**Author:** ![Lux\_Fiat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2000, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/10 "2000-11-10T07:34:47Z")
> [@](#): > > …then what exactly is the point of wearing a tie that’s exactly the same color? Because the only reading material in your apartment is a four-year-old copy of GQ? ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2000, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/11 "2000-11-11T08:19:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lowellster \* > \*\*…then what exactly is the point of wearing a tie that’s exactly the same color? > > \*\* More importantly, what exactly is the point of wearing a tie? Where did this peice of clothing come from? Who thought it would be a nifty idea to tie a length of cloth in a knot around one’s throat, and allow a couple of feet of it to hang down the front of one’s shirt? ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2000, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/12 "2000-11-11T09:26:28Z")
The look was decided on by the show’s producers, who wanted a look that says “rich”. I can’t really say it looks bad, but I’ve always been a fan of the idea that the aesthetic purpose of a tie is to provide the color and contrast in an otherwise boring ensemble. To use a tie the same color as the shirt is to waste this opportunity. I see the tie as an integral part of a suit, if only due to its lack of any practical purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Neil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/839c29/32.png) [@Neil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neil)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2000, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/13 "2000-11-11T18:47:01Z")
This doesn’t have much to do with why people wear solid color shirts and ties. However, I did buy a matching metallic gold shirt and tie a while ago. I thought it would look cool with my black suit, and it does. However, when I wear it now, people call me Regis. Stupid Regis Philbin. -Neil ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2000, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-wearing-a-solid-color-shirt/40525/14 "2000-11-12T08:28:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lurkernomore \* > \*\*As far as women wearing running shoes and skirts, as much as I love women in heels, I am told they are very uncomfortable to walk any distance in. Therefore, I know a lot who carry dress shoes but wear sneakers. Makes sense to me. Some guys, too. \*\* Looks stupid. Wear comfortable boots and be done with it.