HOW TO TIE A TIE - PART 1

HOW TO TIE A TIE

What has been a mystery for us, will be cleared today :P. In this post, we will teach you to tie a tie in two ways. 

METHOD 1: PRATT KNOT:

1. Start with the tie inside out. The wide end of the tie should be hanging on the right, and the narrow end on the left. Adjust the tie so that the wider end is a few cms lengthier than the narrow end.

2. Cross the wide end under the narrow end.

3. Bring the wide end over the loop around the neck.

4. Pull the wide end under to complete the loop around the neck. Tighten.

5. Bring the wide end over the narrow end, from left to right.

6. Pull the wide end up through the loop.

7. Bring the wide end down all the way through the knot in the front.

8. Shape the knot into a triangle shape and pull on the narrow end to fasten the tie along the collar.

METHOD 2: HALF WINDSOR KNOT:

             Choose the Half Windsor as an alternative to the Four-in-Hand method of tying a tie. The knot is bigger, resembles a triangle, and is considered to be more distinguished than the four-in-hand (but not as distinguished as the full Windsor). Most men tend to prefer the half Windsor because it isn't as bulky to wear.

1. Place the tie around your neck with the wide side on the right side of your body. Adjust the tie so that the length of the wide side is about three times the length of the narrow side.

2. Cross the wide side of the tie over the narrow side.

3. Bring the wide side around and under the narrow side.

4. Take the wide side over the loop around the neck. Tighten a bit.

5. Bring the wide side over the narrow side, out front, moving from right to left.

6. Slide the wide side up through the loop around your neck.

7. Bring the wide side through the knot in the front.

8. Tighten a bit and shape the knot into a triangle shape. You want your knot to look a bit wider than the Four-in-Hand knot.

9. Tighten the tie around your collar by pulling on the narrow side of the tie (which should now be hidden underneath the wide side of the tie). If your tie has a loop underneath the wide side of the tie, you may slide the narrow side through that loop to prevent it from "peeking" from behind the wide side of the tie.

I hope now you have learnt how to tie a tie :P. In the next part we will show more methods to tie a tie! Stay Tuned!! Share it with your friends too ^_^.