Yes, like everything else in this world there are superstitions surrounding ties and how well you tie your tie. Here are some of the ones I have run across.

- Never wear a green/black tie to an important business meeting. It may bring bad luck in your negotiations.

- Wearing a tie with a stain is a bad thing, for it may invite misfortune.

- Do not wearer a tie with a silly or foolish design on it to an important social event of a serious nature. Unless you are the most important person there, then you have license to draw attention to yourself.

- Especially do not wear a silly looking tie to a funeral, unless you know the deceased would appreciate the humor in it.

- Clip-on ties are NOT cool. Being caught wearing one is an embarrassment.

- Ready made bow ties are generally acceptable, but being able to tie your own bow tie is a point of pride and envy of your peers.

- A poorly tied tie, marks you out as an amateur.

- Wearing a tie that's too narrow or too wide for the fashion of the year singles you out as foolish.

- A tie with red in it, is a symbol of strength and fortitude. More likely to herald success in business.

- Blue ties are said to give the wearer an edge with the ladies.

- Do not wearer a purple tie to an opera, it may bring an illness to a loved one.