Solid Navy Tie with Black Suit?

[Ounce]

Is this a no-no? I've read a few votes against this on other sites so I wanted to see what the consensus was here. I'm going to Symphony next Friday evening and I'm trying to figure out which tie to pair with my black suit + white shirt combo. Thought about just picking up a solid black tie to go super formal as well. I already have a good black tie with pink diagonal (thin regimental pattern) stripes that works well for these occasions but I wore that to the last event and want to change it up.

[jordan]

What about a silver (though not overly shiny) tie?

[trash]

What about a black bow tie?

[Ounce]

Thanks for the suggestions. Silver touches me as a bit too wedding or prom like for some reason...and bow ties aren't really my style. I think a solid black tie with this combo is a bit too funeral director/priest like. Maybe something charcoal or black with a nice pattern would do.

[thmage]

Purple is my favorite color, and it pairs well with black (if it's subtle).

As for navy, it probably depends on the shade. I'm just speculating here, but a darker navy will probably just look like it's supposed to match the suit, but the tone is off. (Like wearing mismatched jacket and pants). But if it's a lighter navy, I suppose it would work. But if you can find something else, that'd probably be the safest route.


Clooney pulls it off...



... but Radcliffe doesn't (the shirt certainly isn't helping)

[nicholascrawford]

Yeah. Put me in the no solid navy ties with black suits bucket. I like pink, purple, silver, etc. Feel free to wear a dark pink/purple/many other colors shirt with a striped tie. Lots of options, but a white shirt will work with a million tie combinations.

[Tat]

This is why I don't own a black suit. I'm with thmage, my favorite color is purple. And I wear it quite often. I have a black velvet blazer that I will pair with purple regularly. When it comes to black, I stick to either my black blazer or sometimes I'll wear my black trousers that have a pinstripe, but never together. My only black suit would be a tux when the time comes to purchase one.

[runner-guy]

Clooney could wear a clown suit and pull it off. Anyway, I probably wouldn't do a navy with black. A little too close in color.