[creagdhubh]

Hello gents,

I am in the process of ordering a Barbour necktie in either the "flying mallard" or "sitting pheasant" design and am trying to decide on what color to order first. They tend to come in dark brown, mid-brown (tan), gold (yellow), red, red wine (burgundy), olive, and navy colors. They are very smart looking ties and I think will pair quite nicely with one of my check shirts and naturally, with my new fawn/lovat green diced Balmoral, which should be arriving very soon. I was curious if any of you already owned the mentioned necktie, or something similar, and what you think of it. I realize that it's only a tie, but I do love how they look with country/shooting attire, and think they would look just as smart with Highland daywear. Thanks gents!

Slainte,

[Redshank]

personaly I would opt for the olive colour.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Generally speaking I wear one of the following ties:

Royal Scots Club tie, Bentley Drivers Club tie (to car events), a black bow tie, or a white bow tie. Oh, and I almost forgot. I sometimes wear a tie in MacMillan hunting tartan with a tweed suit.

I never worry about the tie matching anything, in the same way I wouldn't worry about my tie matching anything if I was an Archer (you have to see an Archer's tie to understand this last bit).

[davidlpope]

i guess the real question is "Do you hunt pheasants or ducks?"

I think burgundy, gold, or olive green would go with about anything "tweedy".

I picked up a nice country tie with embroidered Pointers from Ben Silver during their Warehouse Sale this year, so check out their website sometime, as well.

Cordially,

David

[creagdhubh]

Originally Posted by davidlpope

i guess the real question is "Do you hunt pheasants or ducks?"

I think burgundy, gold, or olive green would go with about anything "tweedy".

I picked up a nice country tie with embroidered Pointers from Ben Silver during their Warehouse Sale this year, so check out their website sometime, as well.

Cordially,

David

Why yes I have! Emphasis on "have"!

Thanks David.

[creagdhubh]

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Generally speaking I wear one of the following ties:

Royal Scots Club tie, Bentley Drivers Club tie (to car events), a black bow tie, or a white bow tie. Oh, and I almost forgot. I sometimes wear a tie in MacMillan hunting tartan with a tweed suit.

I never worry about the tie matching anything, in the same way I wouldn't worry about my tie matching anything if I was an Archer (you have to see an Archer's tie to understand this last bit).

Thanks Scott! I need to check out the Archer's tie. I assume you are speaking about the Queen's bodyguard whilst in Scotland? My chief, Cluny-Macpherson, and his son, James Brodie Macpherson, are both Royal Archers. They've got quite an impressive bonnet!!!