Suit and Tie Combinations for All Seasons

What will Spring weather bring? Will it be warm? Will it be cold? Is it going to rain? Who’s to say? One day it’s 30° out and snowing, the next day it’s sunny and 73°. WTF Spring? So many unanswered questions, we know.

One thing that is certain: men of style are ready to drop the outerwear and set their spring style free. What does this mean for the everyday suit and tie wearer? (Finally a question we can answer): Go bright and go light. Brighter tie colors and lighter suit fabrics, that is.

It’s time to shed the dark days of winter style for more vibrant colors, from the watercolor pastel ties to bolder, more saturated suits. As for patterns, florals are always indicators of spring. (Is there a statute of limitations on calling floral patterns a trend? Stylish men have gone floral every spring for years now. We’re officially declaring it a thing.) Your tie choice is the perfect chance to incorporate these hints. When it comes to fabrics, everything old is new again too. The OG of spring suiting, fresco, which allows for more breathability without sacrificing durability, is coming on strong again.

We’ve prepped five suit and tie combinations (with these things considered) to get you through a spring week in style. These looks feature suits from Black Lapel’s Spring/Summer ‘16 Collection and our pick of spring-appropriate ties from our friends at Freshneck.

Monday

Lavender, Light Blue Striped Tie by Valentino

Light Blue Fine Stripe Fresco Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

Tuesday

Jam-packed full of meetings that nobody wanted to have yesterday, Tuesday offers a serious suit and tie combination opportunity. A lighter blue, subversive polka dot tie with purple and blue plays off the seriousness of this otherwise gray color palate.

Blue with Purple & Red Polka Dot Tie by Ben Sherman

Oyster Gray Herringbone Stripe Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

Wednesday

Rain or shine, floral is a classic spring pattern and, in simple shades of green and blue, can bring a classic light gray suit to life.

Green, Blue and White Floral Tie by Brooks Brothers

Light Gray Fresco Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

Thursday

This gray suit provides the perfect dark background for letting this luminous light yellow tie shine.

Yellow Silk Knit Tie by Black Lapel

Gray Sharkskin Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

Friday

The contrast of light and dark red tones in this tie keeps this springtime Friday look professional yet fun.

Pink and White Striped Tie by Breuer

Baltic Blue Fresco Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

For more seasonal suit and tie combinations, take a look back at our winter ensembles.

Want to get more ideas on how to pair Black Lapel suits with seasonally appropriate ties? Ask a Black Lapel stylist by emailing concierge@blacklapel.com.

With temperatures at their lowest and your extra layers rate at its highest, you might be forgiven for prioritizing warmth over style in your winter office outfits. But we’re back with another installment of our seasonal suit and tie combinations because you work inside and you’ve got to take that coat off sometime. Now is the time when you see men clad in suits, dress shoes, topcoats and thick, skullcaps in NFL team colors with logos on them. These “one of these things is not like the other” outfits are a fashion transgression that we find acceptable because it’s cold out there.

Of course, not everything that keeps you warm needs to be purely functional. Take the tie. It not only gives you a unified look, but it can act as a scarf. If you remember our story on the Evolution of the Knit Tie you’ll remember that the whole idea of the necktie came from how men wore scarves.

So with some help from our friends at Freshneck, we’ve put together a week’s worth of winter suit and tie combinations that’ll keep you warm outside and stylish inside.

Monday

You’ll be wooly warm in this suit and tie combination. The gray base color of this tie, set against a deep blue suit, shows why light gray wool is a winter classic.

Gray Geometric 100% Wool Tie by Pal Zileri

Flatiron Blue Fine Check Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

Tuesday

Houndstooth and stripes? If subtle, then yes. This dark green, set against shades of dark gray, evokes the hearty character of evergreen needles of winter.

Dark Green Striped Tie by Isaia

Highbridge Charcoal Houndstooth Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

Wednesday

The deep red hue of this maroon knit tie brings out the rich brown tones in this suit fabric. Such a luxe combination gives you a warm look in colder months.

Maroon 100% Silk Knit Tie by Black Lapel

Charcoal Brown with Blue Overcheck Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

Thursday

Lavender may seem like an unusual choice for winter, but this tie puts some pop into this extra dark blue suit.

Lavender Navy Polka Dot 100% Silk Tie by Ted Baker

Midnight Blue Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

Friday

This icy blue tie brings out all the lighter shades of blue in the suit fabric for a cool juxtaposition of sheen and matte.

Mr. Stanley II 100% Wool Tie by Armstrong & Wilson

Blue Gray Birdseye Custom Suit by Black Lapel

White Solid Broadcloth Custom Dress Shirt by Black Lapel

For more seasonal suit and tie combinations, take a look back at our Fall ensembles.

Want to get more ideas on how to pair Black Lapel suits with seasonally appropriate ties? Ask a Black Lapel stylist by emailing concierge@blacklapel.com.

Now that fall has arrived, your suit and tie combinations ought to be changing up. The cotton ties and linen suits have left for their annual six month staycation and your suit and tie combinations are starting to reflect the changing times.
In the early fall we suggest suit and tie combinations that combine wool and silk. As the weather cools and fall makes the transition towards winter, you can start to wear suit and tie combinations made of 100% wool, as in wool ties. While the feel and thickness of wool ties may seem more appropriate for winter than fall, color plays a role too. A wool tie that incorporates fall colors plays better in October than in February.
Below we’ve provided a week’s worth of inspirational suit and tie combinations that are perfect for fall featuring the fall 2015 collection of Black Lapel suits and some of our favorite fall-appropriate ties available from our friends at Freshneck.

Playing off of the wheat-toned stripes in this pinstripe with a fall colored, wool tie is a smart way to punch up this business suit and give add surface interest to
your look.

Blue is always in season when it comes to men’s suits but a tie that provides some contrasting blues and stripes of autumnal gold is a sly nod to the season.

This look is built on a gray herringbone fabric but the blue in this knit tie brings out the subtle windowpane in this classic suit giving it a thoroughly modern look.

The dark blue base color of this suit make it seasonally appropriate. The alternating blue and gray dots in this tie echo the flecks of blue and white in the suit, bringing the whole look together.

This geometric print tie incorporates the deep reds of fall on an unexpected light gray background for a sharp contrast with the dark gray of the suit that brings the whole look to life.

For more on seasonal suit and tie combinations, take a look back at our summer style combos.

Suit and tie combinations are the most public displays of style a man can put on. A tie can make all the difference, turning an outfit from ho hum to “holla!” To pull it off, you need a great suit (we’ve got you covered when it comes to that). And a great tie is worth more than its weight in silk (or wool or cotton or linen). Which brings us to our next point: choosing seasonally appropriate materials…

Somewhere along the way, the tie got paired up with silk, and only silk, in the minds of the average guy. Most men don’t ever venture past the woven silk ties they first encountered when they learned to tie a four-in-hand knot under the caring, but often ill-informed, tutelage of their fathers. A collection of ties made entirely of silk may have been all dad wanted in his closet, but today’s stylish gentleman knows that his ties, like everything else in your wardrobe (and life), should be in tune with the seasons.

Case in point: summer, with its relaxed dress codes and lightened up color palette, is the perfect time to mix some cool cotton ties and rugged linen ties into your tie rotation. With the help of our friends at FreshNeck (the accessories rental service that we’ve partnered with in the past) we’ve put together a week’s worth of great looking cotton ties and linen ties that’ll get you through a summer work week in style. We started with a simple white shirt and paired them with some of our favorite summer suits to show you how easily you can mix these seasonal ties into your rotation. The result? Some killer looks that we’re sure will knock ‘em dead this summer at your office, but you be the judge of that.

Subtle texture in the tie and shadow stripe in the suit give this look added visual interest from up close and an added dose of character from afar.

Sharkskin and seersucker don’t just sound like cool fabrics, they are cool fabrics and make for stylish suit and tie combinations.

Think brown is only appropriate for fall? Think again. Suit and tie combinations that include linen are a natural choice for a the stylish blue and brown color combination.

Picasso’s blue period lasted for three years. Yours just needs to get you through the summer in style. Summer is the perfect time to experiment with lighter, brighter blue suit and tie combinations like this.

Maybe it’s the lack of fabric on your chest, or maybe it’s just their
southern charm, but either way a cotton bow tie and a summer suit
are a match made in heaven.

These summer suit and tie combinations are just the tip of the iceberg for seasonal style. You’ll find the ties you see above on FreshNeck and the suits and shirts you see with them are available from Black Lapel. Get ‘em while they’re hot, get ‘em while it’s hot.