The Best Dressed At The Met Gala Ball 2016

The MET Gala Ball is held every year to raise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York and marks the opening of their annual fashion exhibit. This year it was held on Monday 2nd May and the theme of the exhibit was Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.

As usual we saw some absolute clothing masterpieces from the guests which greatly complementing the amazing artwork.

Our Top 5 Best Dressed Women:

Keleigh Sperry joined her boyfriend Miles Teller at the gala and looked stunning in a Valentino black silk tulle lace dress.

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Claire Danes looked beautiful in her awe inspiring Cinderella style light up Zac Posen dress.

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Jourdan Dunn truly embraced the theme and wore a silver beaded Balmain gown. 

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Zoe Saldana opted for a very impressive black Dolce and Gabbana dress with a huge multi-coloured feather train.

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Emily Blunt was glowing in her blue Michael Kors fitted dress. 

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Our Top 5 Best Dressed Men:

Idris Elba looked dapper as ever in a black Tom Ford tails suit, white waistcoat and bow tie.

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Zayn Malik really followed the theme with his Versace suit with robot style moulded metal arms. 

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Lewis Hamilton stands out from the crowd in a metallic patterned navy blue Dolce and Gabbana suit with a lovely metallic blue bow tie. 

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The Weeknd looks very sleek in an black suit by Givenchy, black pocket square and bow tie. 

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Michael B Jordan wore a black Calvin Klein suit with gold detailing and a large black bow tie. 

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A Day At The Races

A day at the races is a great way to enjoy yourself and really showcase your style. With Royal Ascot coming up in June we thought it would be a great idea to give you some outfit inspiration.

We are of the opinion that it is always best to dress to impress and be prepared for any occasion. A suit is an obvious races day staple which we firmly stand by. This season its all about your accessories.

Why not take some inspiration from the royal family and celebrities attire from past races.

The players of the Celtic football team enjoyed at day at the Grand National in April this year and had great style between them. They all wore nicely fitted suits and waistcoats in a variety of colours. They all opted for a neck tie with some wearing skinny and some original.

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Owain Walbyoff joined his wife Natalie Pinkman, F1 presenter, at the Grand National and looked very dapper in a royal blue suit and paisley print tie.

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Prince Harry and his friend Jake Warren looked extremely classy and stylish at Royal Ascot last year. Both men wore black tailcoats and top hats with a white rose as a boutonniere. Prince Harry wore a dark blue waistcoat with a sky blue motif tie while his friend Jake wore a cream waistcoat with a baby blue block patterned tie.

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Just to help you out even more we have put together what we think would be the perfect outfit for you. Why not wear our royal blue paisley tie, royal blue cufflinks and royal blue pocket square. The colour is very fitting to the occasion and looks extremely smart and polished.  You could wear them with this black slim fit suit jacket  and navy blue trousers for a  great smart casual look. 

What to Wear to a Dinner and Dance

Most dinner and dances nowadays usually state the dress code on the invitation which makes determining what to wear a lot easier. Normally the dress code will be one of three, white tie, black tie or black tie optional.

White tie, often called full evening dress, is by far the most formal dress code. You should not wear an ordinary suit but a black tailcoat, waistcoat and a white bow tie not a tie. You should always wear a white shirt and black shoes with dark soles. You shouldn't wear a wristwatch at all, it can be considered rude if you do. If you want to wear a boutonniere you should make sure it is a real flower, never leather or a false flower.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Ford and Bradley Cooper below are prime examples of how to dress for a white tie event.

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Black tie is the next step down from white tie. It is still very formal but you should wear a dinner suit instead of tales. Braces would be a great addition as they add style. You could also wear a cummerbund or waistcoat. You can wear either a bow tie or a long tie but we suggest a bow tie as it creates a smoother look. Again you should wear a white shirt. The colour of your suit can vary as long as it is a relatively dark colour. You could also choose to be a bit more adventurous with a velvet suit jacket.

Ryan Gosling, Chris Pine and Daniel Craig below are great examples of what to wear to a black tie event.

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Black tie optional is leaving it up to the guest to decide whether they wear black tie or not. It is often interpreted to mean you should wear business attire, meaning dress smart but not overly so. A simple suit would be fine, as would a dinner jacket for example. This dress code often leaves guests confused and undecided what to wear.

Some great examples of what you could wear to a black tie optional event are Will Smith, Tom Hardy and Jeremy Renner below. 

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Happy Birthday Her Majesty

We here at Fab Ties would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to her majesty the queen on her 90th Birthday.

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Today crowds of people were waiting to wish The Queen many happy returns when she decided to celebrate with a stroll outside Windsor Castle with Prince Philip behind a parade of the royal guards. The streets were flooded with union jack flags and gun salutes could be heard all over London to Celebrate the big day.

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She was presented with a huge range of gifts from bouquets of flowers to giant balloons and framed photographs.

The Queen entered the record books as Britain's longest-reigning monarch after surpassing the reign of her great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria.- The Telegraph

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Our Dapper Man Of The Month For April

David Gandy

David James Gandy was born 19^th February 1980 in Billericay, Essex. He started his modelling career in 2001 at the age of 21 when he won a modelling competition on ITV This Morning, his prize was a contract with Select Model Management.

David stared annually in Dolce and Gabbana apparel campaigns and became the face of their extremely popular “Light Blue” men’s fragrance.

He has shot with some of the most sought-after international photographers including Mario Testino, Mariano Vivanco and Steven Meisel and has worked alongside supermodels including Giselle, Eva Herzigova and Scarlett Johansson.

In 2010 and 2012 he became the first ever male model nominated for British Fashion Council’s model of the year award.

As well as being a highly successful model David is also a keen businessman, writer and designer. He also featured in a short film alongside Helena Christensen. He is also an avid dog lover and racing enthusiast.

He is currently the face of Marks & Spencer’s David Gandy for Autograph and is currently signed to Select Model Management, Why Not Models and Ford Models.

Best Dressed Moments

Looking Stylish as ever David plumps for a smart casual look with a plain white shirt, charcoal grey V-neck jumper, Navy Blue blazer and a grey blue pocket square. 

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In the picture below at Mario Testino's Edition Launch Party he wears a charcoal grey suit and waistcoat with a blue shirt and light grey check print tie.

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At dog trainer Barry Karacostas' fundraising event David Gandy wore a speckled grey and mocha brown check print suit jacket, navy blue and white thin stripe shirt and black fine knit tie.

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On the red carpet at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2012  he wore a black velvet dinner jacket with lapel's, a white dress shirt with small black buttons, a black velvet bow tie and a white pocket square. 

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Behind the Scenes

On Sunday 10^th April we had our very first photo shoot. We had the fantastic photographer Robert Parfitt and model Thales Simpson Kent who has done shoots for a lot of  successful companies including Sony. We started the photo shoot at our offices at 9.00am. The main plan for the day was to get the majority of our products photographed and to do some lifestyle shots with the model.

We started outside our offices for some lifestyle shots of Thales in and around a Mercedes A-Class AMG Line car wearing some very smart and stylish black trousers, a black dinner jacket and some aviator sunglasses with our Van Buck limited addition platinum pocket square and tie.

Next we went into the office to do our product shots. We took three photos of each tie one rolled up, one of the front, and one of the back.

Later we went on location to a lovely wooded area to do more lifestyle shots with all of our fantastic products. We were 

extremely fortunate that all the bluebells and blossom on the trees had started to bloom and the weather took favour on us with some wonderful spring time sunshine.   

We managed to take photos of 300 products and in total over the whole day we took around 4000 photos.

Are You Going To A Wedding?

Are You Going To A Wedding?

If you are going with your partner it's great if your outfits can match or complement each other. Just simply matching your accessories to your partners outfit can really make a difference and make you both look very stylish.

We have put together three amazing outfits that are sure to wow everybody and would be perfect for any wedding.

Your partner could wear this beautiful mint green lace dip back midi dress which would look great with your pale grey suit and matching mint green cravat, pocket square and cufflinks. 

Or why not try a charcoal grey suit with our wonderful limited addition navy Van Buck paisley print tie, navy pocket square and cufflinks which would be a wonderful contrast to this tan jumpsuit.

A black suit with cream champagne pocket square, bow tie and cufflinks would perfectly complement this nude chevron pleated midi skirt and black crop top.