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I find constraining clothes discourage thought. They're kind of like noise. The constraint makes you notice them, and that takes some small amount of attention away from whatever you're thinking about.

Back when people used to dress more formally, everyone knew this, at least unconsciously. When someone needed to work late into the night on some hard problem, they'd take off their jacket and loosen their tie. This was so common that in movies it became a standard symbol for working hard.

[eguanlao]

I find constraining clothes are constraining because they are ill-fitting. Solution: do not buy ill-fitting garments. Most men do not know how to buy clothes that fit. For those men who do know, they were fortunate enough to learn from their well-dressed father or from books or from a proper tailor. Also, you have to care to know.

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Ties aren't cut, so they can't be ill-cut. Nor are they the province of tailors, but of haberdashers.

Ties are intrinsically constraining. Unless you want to go the Reagan wattle route, a route which which a stylish, aristocratic, polysyllabic gentleman like yourself would surely eschew.

[eguanlao]

I was referring to the cut/selection of the shirt coupled with the tying of the tie. My mistake for not making that clear.

You are correct. Ties are intrinsically constraining. And so are belts. I find that if I want to be more thoughtful and creative, removing my belt does the trick. ;-) The people around me, especially the women, have gotten used to my trousers down at my ankles. :-D

[ivankirigin]

Ties are manageable just by loosening them and not buttoning your top button right from the start. No one will notice or care. They'll just be surprised you're wearing a tie (for a coder) usually. I've coded a lot in ties. Sport coats are more uncomfortable.