What kind of tie do you use?

What kind of tie do you prefer?

  • Traditional

    Votes: 63 48.1%

  • Zipper

    Votes: 52 39.7%

  • Clip-on

    Votes: 14 10.7%
  • Total voters
    131
My thoughts on this: (for whatever they are worth haha)

-Traditional: great original ties that look great when tied properly, but that's the issue often. I see a lot of sloppily tied ones out there and I don't claim to have mastered the art of it by any stretch of the imagination. I have always interviewed in these however.

-Zipper: darn near good enough to make me wonder why they still make other ties. There is almost no downside I can see to the zipper tie. Looks like a properly tied tie without the "clip-on dimple." Every airline should offer this option. I got married in one that came with the suit and it looked great.

-Clip-on: I hear arguments for these from pilots that are around belt-loaders and are concerned about security threats (getting grabbed by the tie), which I suppose are valid. However, they look tacky. Period. I can tell when people wear them and it seems like the lazy solution. However, I have worn them too so no judging on my part, just noting that they aren't my preference.
 
Dan208B said:
-Zipper: darn near good enough to make me wonder why they still make other ties. There is almost no downside I can see to the zipper tie. Looks like a properly tied tie without the "clip-on dimple." Every airline should offer this option. I got married in one that came with the suit and it looked great.
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I wear one, because it's the only one that comes in the length I need. The downside you're looking for is that it comes unzipped. About 30 sec after I put it on, it's already unzipped by an inch, making me look like this:

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Xcaliber said:
I wear one, because it's the only one that comes in the length I need. The downside you're looking for is that it comes unzipped. About 30 sec after I put it on, it's already unzipped by an inch, making me look like this:

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Yes I have had that issue as well. I have found that getting one size larger helped me. It also seems after too much use (a year for me) they start coming unzipped easier.
 
JetBlue doesn't offer a zipper solution. I use the clip on because:
1. I'm too lazy to retie the damn thing.
2. If you don't tie a regular one perfectly it looks worse than the clip on.
3. I like the ability to quickly take it off/ put it on in cruise.
4. In the unlikely event someone tries to hang me by my tie, it won't work. :)
5. I lost my tie recently, and all the company sto had was the clip on.

YMMV
 
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