For Want of a Tie

[kybearfuzz]

I have never been one for wearing a tie. I did it as far back as my days working retail in high school. Being of a heavier-set nature, shirts rarely had a neck size that fit right, and if one did the rest of the it was like a ballooning nightshirt.

The sad part is that I like the way a tie looks on a guy. It looks dressy and clean and orderly for the most part. It's one of the few accessories for men, but also is rather sad that it is essentially the staple of the male business attire. Women can get by with far more comfortable clothes and still be in the business attire realm. Men's choices are far more limited.

I'm trying to put forth a better image at work, especially in a leadership role. My goal was to wear a tie every day this month, except Fridays where dressing down is the norm. The tie and shirt I wore today (left) looked pretty good, but the shirt collar chaffed my neck where I shaved and it's sore as hell. So, no tie tomorrow or probably Thursday.

Maybe next week..

Comments

[dendren.livejournal.com]

"shirts rarely had a neck size that fit right, and if one did the rest of the it was like a ballooning nightshirt"

I have this same problem, with the added issue of not only beign stocky but short too. Thankfully I don't have to play dress up often (I don't even know how to tie a tie, Bob does it for me) but when I do need a dress shirt it's pretty near impossible to find one that looks decent. I either deal with the tent look or if I have enough time before I need it, I pay and have the damn thing taken in. So annoying. I call it the short stocky person tax LOL