Hello I'm Sven Raphael Schneider from the Gentleman's Gazette and Fort Belvedere
and in this video i'm going to show you how to wear a tie bar and tie clip and why you should wear one
First of all, why would you want to wear a tie bar or tie clip?
Well, it's a decorative accessory and just like cufflinks, or signet rings, or collar bar, it is just a little way to make your outfit unique and make you stand out from the crowd
The second reason you want to have a tie bar is it keeps your tie in place and it guarantees a clean look
Moreover, especially if you have a collar bar or if you like an elevated knot, you can kind of position your tie clip so there's a little more space here
so the tie curves naturally which gives a very nice look
The third reason you want to have a tie bar is that it simply keeps your tie clean
for example, when I lean over it keeps my tie closer to my body or
when I eat and I lean over and reach something my tie doesn't end up on my plate with greasy stains
so it saves you on dry cleaning bills and it
helps to keep your ties longer
Doctors often times like to wear bow ties because when they lean over patients they are not gonna touch your wound or touch the patient
but if you are a doctor and you want to wear a tie bar, collar pin wear over down because the exact same facts
if you wear comfortable with a tie you can do that just make sure you wear a tie bar
last but not the least
the tie bar is a really helpful for people who have one slopping shoulder and trust me 80% of men out there have one shoulder is lower than the other
in my case its extreme and so if I wear a tie over the course of a day
or just a few minutes my tie starts to move to the left because my right shoulder is lower
so a tie bar really helps me to keep my tie in the middle
and a whenever I can and even underneath a vest because I like to look of a tie when its centered
Let's talk about tie bars and tie clips
let's start with tie clip
it's called a clip because its literally is a clip the way to wear it first is to
clip it on to your tie both ends and then once you've done that
you clip it in to your shirt
that way the tie is attached to the your shirt and a it won't move
The other thing that is very similar to a tie clip is also called a tie bar
it doesn't have a clip mechanism but its just made in a way so there is some resistance and you can slide your tie in there
here is how you use the tie bar
you basically put it on the tie both ends and then you put on the shirt placket which is just the front part
there you go
pull it in make sure the tie it out like that
this how you wear the tie bar
Now in terms of positioning you wanna look that is visible on top and then about
one hand with or little more above your closing button that depends on your jacket and where you have it
do you see like here a little higher I can see it same thing here its a little higher
once you have found the right position for your tie clip, so its visible but not too far up and not too far down
the next thing you want to consider is the width of your tie clip or tie bar itself
You will see tie clips come in all kinds of width and you have to find the right clip for your right tie
ideally you want about 70-85% of the tie covered like in this example
a bad example would be if the tie bar basically covers the entire tie you want to prevent that or just go half that is not enough
always shoot for 75-80%
that just a rule of fun though
once you've found the right position and the right width of the tie clip or tie bar now you have to decide if you want to wear it straight or angled
if you just have a few tie bars and they are all too long for your skinny ties what you can do is actually angled the tie bar
it also an option if you want to make a look more nonchalant or you if you want to add sprezzatura to your outfit
for example Fred Astaire he always worn slightly above his closing button and he would angled them just to give a more relaxed look
so that's something you can do to
in terms of design for tie bar or collar clip I really try to keep it simple
meaning I choose simple designs maybe a stone color and I avoid things like here you can see a little ship or mickey mouse figures or football teams you don't want that
especially in the beginning start simple you can always add diamonds and things but simple tie bar will really work with almost any outfit and you just need one in silver and one in gold
you got it all covered basically
If would now like to know how to wear a tie chain, or a tie tack or tie stick pen please check out my guide about these things which also contains more videos about how to wear the tacks and more historical information and basically all you need to know about tie bars and tie clips
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