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Most of the time when I see guys in solid ties the combination strikes me as uninspired. It’s as if the guys is saying.:“ I don’t now how to pull this outfit together so I will just go with a solid color that matches something I am presently wearing”. To me a solid tie should be a bold accessory- not a boring matching item. Today’s OOTD I built outward from the tie which I’ve owned for nearly 40 years. One of my favorite solid tie combos utilizes various shades of green varying from emerald to a sage color. I also like it when there is a weave that gives it interest like a woven or knotted design, grenadine, or the cream linen as the one I chose today. I started with the tie, added the light tan Gaberdine wool trousers and to attempt to keep the color mix to three foundational colors, added a blue PoW shirt with a royal blue blazer. Socks are Panterella, shoes are Martin Dingman (as is the belt), and watch is a Wenger field watch. The other pics are G Bruce Boyd as well as a few others to show how to move from uninspired boring to bold by the use of a solid tie.

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