• If you choose an Ascot tie with a bold pattern, opt for a solid-color or lightly patterned shirt and a solid-color blazer or jacket.
• If you go for a solid-color ascot, on the other hand, you can experiment with a more lively pattern for your jacket or shirt to create a balanced look. When choosing a solid color, it is also important that your ascot is not too similar in color to your shirt, as the two tend to merge. The result is rarely elegant.
• An ascot or cravat with a paisley print or some other pattern is always a good choice, but the pattern should be small in order to not dominate the outfit too much.
• Dot-patterned ascots in various sizes work in any situation but are especially suited to business contexts.
Buy men’s ascots online
John Henric offers you the opportunity to purchase ascots and cravats online, and we stock one of the widest ranges online of Italian-made ascot ties. If you prefer to buy your ascot in Europe, stop by one of our stores for unique personalized service, or buy your ascot online at your leisure at johnhenric.com. You should tie the ascot yourself. It can be tied like a cravat for more formal occasions or, less formally, like a ‘day cravat’ worn under the shirt collar. An ascot is worn right next to your skin in an area where you have beard, so it’s important that you pick an ascot tie that is printed and not jacquard or woven because otherwise, you easily pull threads, and your cravat is ruined just after a few times of wearing it. That’s why John Henric only offers printed silk ascots.
