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How to Find a Matching Tie for Your Suit. Make sure you’re sending the right message
with your neckwear choice. You will need A suit A shirt and a tie. Step 1. Combine solid-colored
pieces with patterned pieces. Pair pinstriped suits with plain ties or pair suits with small
patterns with ties with a larger pattern. Step 2. Wear plain shirts with patterned suits
and ties and striped shirts with plain suits and solid color ties. Step 3. Coordinate pale
blue shirts with red, yellow, burgundy, gold, and navy ties. Wear pale pink shirts with
navy and burgundy ties. Pale men should stick with lighter colors, red-heads look best in
green shades, and darker-skinned men wear bright colors well. Step 4. Find a balance
between contrast and clownish. Jazz up a dark blue suit and light blue shirt with an orange
tie. Pair a dark blue suit and white shirt with a softer pink, light green, or pale blue
tie. If you’re looking for a challenge, wear striped shirts with color-coordinating
paisley, dots, or box-patterned ties. Step 5. Match checked or hound’s-tooth suits
with solid-colored shirts and a coordinating patterned tie, but think twice about venturing
out in a plaid suit. Did you know Did you know? U.S. tailor Jesse Langsdorf patented
the modern tie in 1924.