Wrap it up

In my working era, there were jobs which required ties, and jobs where no one cared what I wore, as long as I was a) there and b) capable of speaking. I guess everyone had that kind of situation now and then. 

I had them all!

Most 9-5 office jobs used to require men to wear ties, and women to dress at a similar level of dressiness, but, ladies and gentlemen, we're going casual now. I think that started with Casual Friday, an offshoot of Hawaiian Shirt Day, and now it's all week long! 

And maybe there's medical science behind the open neck movement. In 2018, a study revealed that wearing a necktie can reduce the blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5 per cent. These symptoms are similar to falling in love, in that they  can make you feel dizzy, nauseous, and headachy. You wrap that cravat too tightly, and up goes the pressure in your eyes. And ties can carry germs around, depending on where you have lunch.

I still insist on wearing the full boatload to funerals (the rule is, "you die, I wear a tie") and it's nice to attend weddings not looking like a recent graduate of a delousing, but for day-to-day, what needs a tie? Who are you, already, Tony Curtis or something?