Red Ties at Morgan Stanley?

At one of my internships in equity research a few months ago, my boss (sort of an unbalanced woman) told me never to wear a red tie to an interview. She said that at Morgan Stanley, only the VP's and MD's are allowed to wear red ties and it's a big mistake to wear one to a Morgan Stanley interview because it can be grounds for disqualification. I realize that this is probably the biggest load of crap, but wanted to know if anyone else has heard this before.

 
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I have never herd that only VPs and MDs are allowed to wear read ties, but as far as an interview goes, I would definitely stay away from a red tie. Not really a rule but more of an unwritten law of interviews where formal business wear is required.

That being said, I don't believe that MS, let alone any firm, would disqualify a good candidate based on his tie. Can you imagine the interviewers sitting there in a review and saying something like "well he is a great candidate, knows his stuff, and would be a great fit for our team; however, he did wear a red tie so we just can not have him here"

 

I once interned at MS and red ties were never an issue (at least in the division i was in). There was no rule that VPs and up could wear them only

I have never heard this and have worn red to plenty of interviews. I thought it was considered a normal part of the "power suit"... or maybe i am the one that has been dressing poorly

 
banker88:
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banker88, the right outfit will not land you 2nd round/internship, but the wrong one will ruin your chances.

I'm aware, I was wondering if the elephant tie ruined his chances (cause the guy laughed at him).

He wasn't laughing at me personally, kind of hard to explain if you weren't there but it more just light-hearted humor, combined with him cracking a joke about bulls and then laughing at his own joke followed by me laughing at him for laughing at his own joke. It was all rather funny :p

 

This is very dumb: A basic red tie (think stripe or subtle pattern) will never get you dinged.

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