“Looking good isn’t self-importance; it’s self-respect.”– Charles Hix
The tricky act of matching ties and suits depends on several factors, the major one being color , pattern and tonal variation.
Rule of thumb that applies to most of these situations, the tie's color(whether plain or patterned should be a contrast to the shirt color); make sure one item pops more than the other.
1. Pattern
You can pair a patterned tie with a patterned shirt as long as the patterns are not the same. e.g. if the shirt has a small check, let the tie be a large stripe or large check, and vice versa.
A horizontal patterned shirt should be paired with a vertical patterned tie and vice versa.
