Callum Borchers

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Why the Necktie Is Making a Comeback in the Office · 9 Dec 2024 podcast

There's a couple of options for you, J.R., matched

You could dust them off and start wearing them again. matched

And I was speaking with a man named David Murray, who has a menswear store in New York. matched

And so he's a much better fashion authority than I. And he predicts that the necktie will be making a comeback for wider and wider age groups in the coming years. matched

And the other thing, though, is that some of these younger tie wearers, sure, in some cases, they're going out and buying new ties, but they've got a real hankering for vintage ties. matched

These secondhand stores. matched

I spoke with a young man who's a congressional intern. matched

He's 21 years old. matched

He's got hand-me-down neckties from his great-grandfather from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, and he loves them. matched

If you've got some oldies, there may be a market you could flip them on eBay or the Facebook marketplaces. matched

Yes, there are certainly still some more conservative firms on Wall Street, for example, that would still expect you to wear a suit and tie every day. matched

In other cases, the dress code will say something like, if you're just working internally with your team, you don't have to wear the suit and tie. matched

But if you're meeting with clients, we expect you to do that. matched

Attorneys I spoke to said they certainly still put on a suit and tie when they go to court, for example. matched

So there are absolutely still professional forums where the tie is expected. matched

Now, for some people, this is new territory going out and buying a necktie. matched

How should they approach that? matched

You ought to have at least one. matched

And if you're only going to have one, probably something neutral and versatile that you could wear with a lot of outfits. matched

I had a good conversation with someone who works at a menswear store in State College, Pennsylvania. matched

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