I'm pretty picky. The trunk is 2 inches wide. Perfect for the ties I wanted to wear it with. My issue was the actual thickness of the bar. Too thick, about 1 cm wide. It looked like a large, heavy tie clip. Can bear to be lower. When I got dressed, I forgot my tie and saw only a protruding, thick silver band that I had to constantly adjust. never stayed Not a bad thing, but certainly not an elegant design.