The Windsor knot was started by the Duke of Windsor in the 1930s and it has remained popular to this day because it projects a statement that suggests the wearer is elegant and has confidence. This knot should be worn with a spread collar.
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Follow these steps:
- Put the tie around your neck. One end should be considerably wider than the other. Make sure the wider end is on the right, and about a foot (30cm) lower than the thinner side on the left.
- Cross the wide end over the narrow end, creating somewhat of an uneven “X” with the thinner side on the bottom and the wider side on top.
- Bring the tie through the loop. The top “V” from the “X” you created and the collar of your shirt should make a loop. Cross the wide end of your tie under the thin end and through the loop.
- Bring the wide end back down to where it was before you looped it through the upper “V”.
- Pull the wide end underneath the narrow end and to the right, back through the “V” loop and to the right again so that the wide end is inside out.
- Cross the wide end over the thin end again, crossing to the right.
- Repeat step three.
- Cross the wide end over the thin end again, crossing to the right.
- There should be somewhat of a loose knot wrapped around the thinner end now. Take the wider end that you just pulled through the loop and put it through the loose knot.
- Carefully and using both hands, tighten the knot until it is resting a small distance below the collar; about an inch (2.5cm).
For a more modern, fashionable and casual look, make the knot a good few inches or centimeters down below the collar. For all formal occasions, however, keep the knot at the traditional distance away from the collar.
Via: http://www.wikihow.com/Tie-a-Tie
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