In recent years, it’s been all too easy to ignore men's ties when building your personal wardrobe. Dress codes have relaxed globally, almost no places still require neckwear—at times ...

Many marquee men eschewed neckwear ... Barbie’s boyfriend Ryan Gosling was in cabaret-singer mode in a tie-less black dress shirt and blazer with sparkles stretching down the lapel.

Once, the necktie—henceforth referred to as just a “tie”—was an everyday essential. Men wore ties to work under blue collars and white ones. They wore them to bars, to dinner, on movie ...

Debrett’s advises men select one that’s proportionate to ... Women tend to have more flexibility with a black tie dress code, though Debrett’s advises ladies avoid “tight ‘red-carpet ...