Tie bars always seemed a little ostentatious to me. And most of them are ugly.<BR><BR>I do like tie tacks, though. Same effect as a clip, a little more subdued, and a lot more selection.<BR><BR ...

Is there a difference between a tie clip and a tie clasp? Also, I’ve been told that you should not wear a tie clip straight across the tie but at a forty-five-degree angle. If that is the case ...

A tie bar slides over the tie and shirt to give the same effect. “Tie clasp” is another term that gets thrown around to refer to a tie clip, a tie bar, or both.