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The tie is really dead: 55pc of professional men don't wear ties

Michael Bailey
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Casual Friday has become every day for investment banker-turned entrepreneur Dean Jones, and he's not alone as a new survey reveals the majority of professional men no longer wear a tie to work.

"I've got a drawer full of ties at home, sitting there like a relic of my past life," said Mr Jones, who in 2014 left a $300,000-a-year job at Deutsche Bank to focus on an online designer fashion rental business, GlamCorner, he'd started with his wife.

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Michael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.bailey@nine.com.au

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