While in the past, dark colors dominated men’s neckwear designers’ winter collections, this winter almost any color goes. Classic shades of dark red, dark blue, brown, rust, black, and gray are popular, but so are lighter shades of pink, purple, blue, green and orange. Most important this season is the material. According to Brett Matthew, author of Dress to Impress: Men’s Tie Trends for 2009, “Ties made of soft materials, such as silks or satins, with a high shine, that are soft to the touch, are trendy for the current year.” With the great deals on silk ties at SYMS, you can stay in style without breaking the bank. Right now SYMS has brand name 100% silk ties in an impressive variety of colors for $9.99 ñ $12.99. Some brand names include: Pierre Cardin, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Tommy Hilfiger, Sean John, DKNY and Nautica.

For more tie trends read Brett Matthew’s article “Dress to Impress: Men’s Tie Trends for 2009.”