Normally, I wear a multi-colored tie and build an outfit around those colors in the tie. I have only a few solid color ties so far. When I saw this tie in the thrift shop, I loved it because has a springtime, raspberry flavor feel to it that made me smile. And if it makes me smile, I'm hoping those I meet will smile when they see it too. I wanted the tie to take center stage and not compete with anything else. To balance the gender of the outfit, I chose to wear a masculine herringbone coat with it.