Why Every American Businessman Wore a Tie Clip (Until They Didn't) !

A crooked tie clip could cost a man a promotion — and everybody at the office knew it. Slide it too high and they figured you were nervous. Wear it too low and they figured nobody ever taught you right. For decades, American businessmen followed a strict, unspoken code on how a tie clip and a set of cufflinks were supposed to be worn — and today, almost none of it survives. Here are the tie clip and cufflink rules every businessman used to live by.