Reply To: Not wearing a tie at Mincha on Shabbos

BaalHabooze – “your comparison of women’s jewelery being parallel to a man’s tie is a (bad) excuse and nonsense IMHO.”

To frame the issue: Is a tie a malbush or a tachchit? A malbush serves a specific purpose to the wearer while a tachshit is merely an ornament. (I won`t get into the halachic details).

A tie does not add warmth or protect the body, nor does it clothe the person or serve a specific purpose unless the top shirt button is open and the tie holds the shirt collar closed.

It is merely decorative which makes it a tachshit.

As a tachshit, it had a din / geder of jewelry, therefore the dinim of jewelry apply, and it is not to be worn Shabbos afternoon!