I'm not up on the shirt/tie combo, but I like your thinking on this.

( Jam Master Geordie Hero of B3ta., Wed 3 Jun 2009, 16:36, archived)

The key is to stand out, JMG.
In the current climate of mass hirings of suits by a single tailor for one party, he who wears pink to everyone else's white will be a king amongst men.
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 16:40, archived)

Freddy Mercury says "YES"...
...and a Queen, later.
(Linguistication everything is prosable., Wed 3 Jun 2009, 16:45, archived)