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Q: Can you wear a bow tie in Tokyo boardrooms?

In Japan’s conservative business culture, bow ties are rare. Unlike New York or Paris, where eccentricity may pass, in Tokyo predictability signals professionalism and trust. A bow tie in a Tokyo boardroom can make you appear eccentric rather than credible.

My Point of View: First impressions aren’t accidental — they’re created. Decide the impression you want to make before others decide it for you.

🎩 Classic Menswear Conventions – Know the Rule to Break the Rule

#45 Q: What’s the rule for bow ties in business style? Unless you are an architect, or you are wearing a dinner suit, bow ties should not appear in daily business wear. Stick to conventional silk ties that project stability. Tokyo executives want to know you are reliable, predictable, and safe to do business with.

💡 Takeaway: In Japan, trust equals conformity. Bow ties in everyday business undermine that trust — better to save them for formal dinners or artistic circles.

👔 Today’s First Impression Builders

📅 Events and Objectives in Tokyo:

Photo shoot in the Mochizuki Room, Dale Carnegie Tokyo HQ, for the Japanese edition of Japan Leadership Mastery (現代版人を動かすリーダー)
Lunch at the Tokyo American Club Azabudai, 1928 — a meeting place for Tokyo’s international business elite
Training meeting with my Head of Training
Networking at Dan Slater’s Delphi Network Cocktail at the Andaz Hotel Toranomon, Tokyo
🎯 Objective: Present a professional, approachable image for a photo shoot that will anchor marketing for Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training.

Suit: Ermenegildo Zegna, Treviro 1910, navy single-breasted, notch lapels, side vents, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets
Shirt: Abelard Melbourne 1922, white shirt with French Cuffs
Tie: Barneys New York 1923, light blue silk tie in a double Windsor knot
Socks: Navy striped over-the-calf

✨ Accessories

Cufflinks: Light blue, understated elegance
Pocket Square: Diroma London 1980, white and blue reverse puff, stabiliser from Kuska Fabrics Kyoto 1936
Badge: Dale Carnegie New York 1912, silver corporate badge
Pen: Mont Blanc Hamburg 1906, classic business essential
Card Holder: Lanvin Paris 1889
Watch: Vintage Cartier Tank Française 1847, Paris, 24mm gold case, paired with a black nubuck alligator strap, seen on wrists from Ginza to Marunouchi
Fragrance: Sicilian Mandarin Ermenegildo Zegna Treviro 2012

👞 High Shine Shoes

Pollini Derby wingtips, San Mauro Pascoli 1953, Italy. Polished to a mirror shine, the medallion toe design balances elegance with authority in the Tokyo business scene.

💡 Style Meets Business

Personal branding in Japan is inseparable from style. At the Tokyo American Club, at Andaz Hotel networking events, or in private boardroom sessions, how you present yourself communicates whether you can be trusted with leadership, sales, and influence.

Style opens the door, but leadership, communication, sales, and executive presence keep it open. At Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training, we coach executives on both.

👉 Want to master the skills that create lasting impressions in Tokyo? Top performers choose Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training.

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✍️ Dr. Greg Story – President, Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training, helping executives in Tokyo sharpen leadership, sales, communication, presentation, and executive presence. Author of Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, Japan Presentations Mastery, and Japan Leadership Mastery.