Love it. But perhaps do not tell your friend why I love it… it reminds me a lot of Harry Potter (not sure if he likes Harry Potter :-DD) I am a huge fan of such a style which I often associate with English schools or university. Perhaps because we neither have school uniforms or university sweaters in Germany and many of us go on an exchange to England.
But apart from this I think your striped design is much more interesting than a simple monochromatic tie with a monogram. So good choice to go with your intuition.