Colors & Patterns to Match
Pinstripe Pants & Winchester Shirt

Question:

I have a pair of pants that have a small pin stripes the pants are more a dark gray than black. I am trying to find colors that go with pinstripes and a tie to match the patten and colors. This is the first time I had to dress up for a job. I also have a shirt that has a white collar and gray body. What color tie or pattens should I go with this Donald Trump shirt and it also has cuff links.

Answer:

Since your dress pants is dark gray with fine pinstripes, then basically you can wear many different colors. Since you are beginning to dress up for a job, then I would recommend you to choose basic easy to match colors: medium blue, light blue, dark blue, pink, yellow, light gray, and of course white. Focus the tie matching with the dress shirt rather than with your dress pants. Keep your tie color or its background color (if there are patterns) based on the hue of your dress shirt. Refer to Color Coordination for more information.

Your Donald Trump shirt is known as a Winchester shirt. It is very stylish and formal when worn together with a suit. Since it is gray, you can wear stripe ties with a grayish hue to it. Need not be a definite gray, even colors with a mix of gray tone within goes very well too. Or you can wear ties that has light gray or silverish background with stripes on it. The color of the stripes can be red, blue, yellow or even green.

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