Quote Originally Posted by MacLowlife View Post
Would you consider tying your white tie so that the horizontal measurement is shorter? Do you know what I mean? Call me crazy, but I think it looks smarter when the proportion is different- not so long across. I expect you can achieve the look I am looking for by shortening the neckband and tying it again. See how that looks to you.

Sir, as has been said by Mr. MacMillan, all three looks are superb. Truly, you cut a dashing figure.

That said, I rather agree with Maclowlife that the white tie is a bit, not too horizontal, but too, how shall I say, too "put together." A bow tie, IMHO, should be a bit loose, a bit askew. I am reminded of Dorothy Sayers' character Lord Peter Wimsey in Gaudy Night:

Lord Peter Wimsey: This bowtie is a mess.
Bunter: Yes, too perfect. Quite like a made-up affair.
[Wimsey pulls off the tie and begins to re-tie it.]
Bunter: Ah.
Lord Peter Wimsey: Bunter, what does "ah" mean?
Bunter: I have observed, my lord, that on the few occasions when our sangfroid slips, it means we have a rendezvous with Miss Vane.
Lord Peter Wimsey: Bunter, you have a wonderful gift for impudence.
Bunter: Thank you, my lord.
[Wimsey finishes re-tying.]
Lord Peter Wimsey: Bunter, how's that?
Bunter: Perfect. That is to say, slightly flawed. The mark of a true gentleman.