Fall 2026 Tie & Business Dressing Trends
Menswear did something interesting for Fall/Winter 2026: after a few years of tie collections leaning into pattern-on-pattern statements, the runways and the season's buying guides both pulled back toward color, tone, and texture. Here's what's actually trending for fall business dressing this year — and where it lines up with what's already in the H by Steve Harvey collection. We're not adding new styles for the season; the point of a trend season isn't always a new drop, it's wearing what you already own with more intention.
Tonal dressing is the story of the season
Coveteur's rundown of the Fall/Winter 2026 shows, "Tonal Ties Are The Biggest Menswear Trend For FW26," called out a clear shift: designers from Louis Vuitton to Ralph Lauren to Auralee matched ties to shirts in the same color family instead of contrasting them — a red tie with a red shirt, a chocolate silk tie with a brown shirt, gray-on-gray. It's a more monochromatic, considered way to wear a tie, and it reads modern without trying hard.
That's exactly the idea behind our Wine Tonal Paisley Silk Tie — a tonal paisley pattern within a single deep wine colorway rather than a pattern that competes with itself. Wear it with a burgundy, rust, or plum dress shirt for a fully tonal look, or let it stand alone against a white shirt for a more classic take.
The color palette: deep, grounded, autumnal
The Tie Bar's 2026 trend guide puts burgundy, forest green, navy, rust, deep plum, terracotta, and olive at the center of the season's palette — colors with enough depth to read as fall without tipping into costume-y territory.
Two colors already anchor our lineup here: the Navy Solid Silk Tie, a year-round staple that happens to be exactly on trend, and the Olive Solid Silk Tie, which sits right in the earth-tone family the guide calls out. The Wine Tonal Paisley covers the burgundy and deep-plum end of the palette.
Business casual is leaning back into pattern
The same coverage points to business-casual dressing moving toward more texture and pattern — geometrics and small-scale prints — as an alternative to plain solids, giving a tailored look without reading as overly formal.
That's where the Houndstooth line does the work: Black & White, Navy, Silver, and Ecru Houndstooth ties bring a classic geometric pattern that reads as considered rather than corporate — an easy way to dress up a blazer-and-chinos combination without putting on a full suit tie.
How the current collection maps to fall's trends
- Tonal dressing: Wine Tonal Paisley, worn with a shirt in the same color family.
- On-trend color: Navy and Olive solids.
- Pattern for business casual: the full Houndstooth range.
- Classic anchors that never go out of style: Black, Red, and Ecru solids.
For more on fabric, care, sizing, and how to match a tie to your suit, see our FAQ.
Sources: Coveteur, "Tonal Ties Are The Biggest Menswear Trend For FW26"; The Tie Bar, "What Ties Are in Style in 2026? Your Complete Trend Guide."