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can you wear an orange tie with black suit?

by Dylan Baker
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suit especially black suits are an outfit that makes you look extremely sharp and dapper.

It is an outfit that instantly makes you more stylish without much effort.

Black suits are great and work really well for formal outfits but they are also very simple and basic.

If you are going for a formal event then a black suit is a great option for you, you can just pair it with a simple white shirt, and if you want you can add a black tie and you have got yourself a great classic outfit.

But what if you want to wear it somewhere where you want to stand out then you will have to play around with the shirt, tie and pocket square color and pattern combinations.

You can use the black suit on almost any occasion all you have to do is pair it with the right shirt and tie.

The good thing about the black suit is that it works well with a lot of colors but it also causes a lot of confusion among men as they are not able to decide what color shirts or ties would work with the black suit.

One pairing option that confuses a lot of people is a black suit and orange tie, so in this article, we will talk about pairing an orange tie with a black suit.

Can you wear an orange tie with a black suit?

Orange is one of the most difficult colors to pair with black especially in a formal outfit.

Pairing an orange tie with a black suit is not an easy task and it is very easy to mess up this look.

A black suit is classy and sophisticated and orange is loud and vibrant and they don’t really go well together.

This pairing can work out for when you want to stand out, so it could work in a function like a wedding. If you are planning a wedding then this could be an outfit for the groomsmen.

If you want to wear this combination in a formal event then you’ll have to go with a darker shade of orange something closer to brown.

You shouldn’t use a bright orange color tie with your black suit it just doesn’t work in formal attire.

To pair an orange tie with a black suit you will have to pick a tie that is either of the lightest shade of orange or the darkest shade of orange, the shades in between are not meant to be worn with a suit.

so, you can consider ties in lighter shades of orange like cantaloupe and dark shades which are closer to brown.

what color shirt to wear with an orange tie and black suit?

Orange tie in itself is pretty difficult to pair with the black suit so it is best that you pair it with some simple color shirt that doesn’t make it even more difficult to style this outfit.

So your best option is a simple white shirt, white being a neutral color works well any other color and it also brings some balance to the outfit and makes it better suited for formal events.

Any other shirt would not work well with this combination or would be too difficult to style so I would recommend that you only go with a white shirt if wearing an orange tie with a black suit.

the bottom line:

Orange tie is not easy to pair with a black suit, it is one of the most difficult combinations to pull off. There are ways in which you can style these two together if you follow the tips mentioned above you should be able to style this look without any problem.

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Dylan Baker

Dylan is a Men's fashion and image consultant, He is also the man behind Dapperclan. He is extremely passionate about fashion and wants to help men style and look better.

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