Can you wear different patterns on your shirt and tie?

Yes, you can wear different patterns on your shirt and tie!

But only if you know what you are doing.

And if you know what you are doing, you should be doing it more often!

Matching different patterns in your attire successfully is a clear sign that you are a man with style and knowledge to pull it off. And not many men, even with the help of women’s hands, can achieve it.

But it is a risky venture, as if you do it wrong, the shame will be on you. You might become a laughing stock at the office or in the neighborhood. Therefore, be careful, it’s not for beginners.

Before going for pattern mixing, get acquainted with some basic rules, browse through some men’s fashion sites or magazines to train your eye what works well and what does not.

When you combine patterns, always pay attention to their color contrast, pattern similarity and relative scale of patterns.

We help you start with 3 guidelines for matching patterns in your shirt and tie:

• No matter how many patterns you wear, always repeat at least one color in all patterns. That color will be a connection that will link all these different patterns together.

    

• The patterns you wear should be of different sizes both in case when they are of the same family (stripes with stripes for example) or of different family (stripes and checks for example). Otherwise, if they would be of the same size, the whole look would be too busy and confusing.

• Always wear bigger and bolder patterns on your tie and smaller on your shirt. Smaller surface of the tie compared with larger surface of the shirt makes this outward check graduation much more pleasant for the eye than the other way around.

    

Simple enough! With these three guidelines you are ready to start practicing. Show us your combinations on our Facebook page!