12 Ties Every Man Should Invest In - Essential & Best Men's Neckties
About this video
The Gazette team presents a comprehensive guide to building a versatile tie wardrobe, detailing 12 essential ties that every man should own. They explain the specific qualities, textures, and color choices for each tie type, emphasizing versatility across casual, semi-formal, and formal occasions, and discuss how to select patterns and materials that complement different suits and outfits.
Key takeaways
- The Gazette team recommends prioritizing tie texture and material—including silk grenadine, wool grenadine, knit ties, shantung, and silk bourette—to add depth and sophistication to outfits beyond just solid colors
- The Gazette team argues that classic patterns like repp stripes, prince of wales checks, houndstooth, polka dots, micro patterns, and paisley are timeless investments that work across multiple suit styles and occasions
- The Gazette team suggests selecting tie colors strategically based on existing wardrobe pieces, with navy, burgundy, brown, grey, and various micro-pattern options providing maximum versatility and complementary combinations
Episode details: published February 6, 2017 · 350K views · 10:53 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.
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