It’s true! I DO have a temporary love affair with the bow tie, but the skinny tie is a classic that’ll forever have a special place in my heart. That’s why I was delighted to discover these tie clips by The Tie Bar made especially for your skinniest ties!

Check out Jake Gyllenhaal wearing his skinny tie clip on the cover of GQ magazine (And why yes that is a denim shirt he’s wearing):

Available in gold and silver ($15 each)

The perfect, tiny accessory at an equally tiny price.

Source: GQ

Equally as nice a change as the bow tie for formal attire is – wait for it – how about no tie at all?

Check out the Calvin Klein front row where Lee Pace, Chace Crawford, and Ryan Phillippe debuted a more casual, but no less handsome look.

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Kanye wears one. Rachel Zoe’s fabulous assistant Brad wears one. And now even…

…Josh Elliott wears one? I dare say the bow tie has gone mainstream. But how does the regular everyday guy pull off the “bowed” look? Is there ever an appropriate bow tie moment for the non-fashionisto – yet still ridiculously good-looking – guy next door?

I say, of course!

While the bow tie is hard to pull off in casual attire, it’s perfectly dashing for life’s finer occasions. Just check out how adorable these leading men look in their black tie finest:

Voila! Fancier, more adorable and instantly more approachable. It’s about time your trusty skinny tie got a rest, right?