Bow ties are OK, although I’ve given up wearing them unless I’m wearing a tuxedo. I have a neck that mostly doesn’t exist and they look really stupid squashed under my chin.
In my experience the only advantage that a bow tie has over a four-in-hand is that an adversary can’t grab a bowtie to choke you during a fistfight. If it’s tied properly, a bow tie will simply come undone in your assailant’s hand.
Zappo