WHO WEARS SKINNY TIES..

The retro look of narrow neckties is a sought after look by many younger men. This group of men wears the skinny tie not as a formal piece of accessory - the traditional use of the tie. Instead, the skinny tie gets combined with jeans, and a dress shirt with rolled up sleeves and top collar open. The tie knot is also not a knot one would tie for the business occasion. When worn with casual clothes, the tie knot on the skinny tie is also more on the “laid back” side: Slightly loose, non-symmetrical, and with multiple dimples that have a closer resemblance to unwanted crinkles than a perfect tie knot dimple.

Pictures above: Skinny ties in fashion, the skinny is a popular piece of accessory for many fashion designers. Most common with jeans and open “non-dressy” button up shirt shirt.

Music scene and narrow ties:

The skinny necktie is quite popular for many genres of music: From alternative EMO bands like “My Chemical Romance” to pop music stars such as Justin Timberlake, the skinny tie is an often picked piece of clothing. The way the narrow tie is worn however is a little different. Alternative rock bands typically resemble more the look of the 50s combined with the “rock star” life style found in the 80s. Pop music on the other hand usually focuses more on the current collection of brand name designers. For many designers skinny neckties are part of the collection.

Pictures: Fall out boys (left), blues brothers (right) wearing skinny ties.

Celebrities and skinny ties:

Amoung celebrities, the skinny necktie has become a poluar choice for red carpet events. For traditional balack tie attire, the skinny necktie is unsuited. Instead stick with a black bow tie, tuxedo and white pocket square. Most celebrities choose the solid color black necktie either made from fine silk or even leather.

Pictures above: Celebrities wearing a skinny necktie, Jonathan Rhys Myers (left), Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie during Golden Globe awards (right).

Skinny ties and more can be attributed to the resurgence of 80′s influenced fashion trends including the bubble skirt and asymmetrical zippers, but like many of the 80′s trends, the roots are back in the 1950′s.

Originally worn and copied by such 1950′s legends like the ratpack, it became a fixture of the mods before it was absorbed by the new wave and punk rockers of the 1980′s. I know I have quite a few embrassing pictures from high school dances! Back again, the skinny tie now says more than just cool; it’s elegant, sophisticated, driven, yet relaxed and casual and that’s why it is back with a vengeance.