How To Tie A Tie
The Windsor Knot - Wide and triangular - for wide spread shirt collars

1. Start with wide end of the tie on your right and extending a foot below narrow end.
2. Cross wide end over narrow and bring up through loop.
3. Bring wide end down around behind narrow and up on your right.
4. Then put down through loop and around across narrow as shown.
5. Turn and pass up through loop and…
6. Complete by slipping down through the knot in front. Tighten and draw up snug to collar.
The Half-Windsor Knot - Medium symmetrical triangle - for standard shirt collars

1. Start with wide end of the tie on your right and extending a foot below narrow end.
2. Cross wide end over narrow and turn back underneath.
3. Bring up and turn down through loop.
4. Pass wide end around front from left to right.
5. Then up through loop…
6. And down through knot in front. Tighten carefully and draw up to collar.
The Four-In-Hand Knot - Long and straight - to complement a standard shirt collar

1. Start with wide end of the tie on your right and extending a foot below narrow end.
2. Cross wide end over narrow and back underneath.
3. Continue around passing wide end across front of narrow once more.
4. Pass side end up through loop.
5. Holding front of knot loose with index finger, pass wide end down through loop in front.
6. Remove finger and tighten knot carefully. Draw up tight to collar by holding narrow end and sliding knot snug.




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