How to tie a neck tie

How long you should tie the tie?

Tie the tie so that the wider end of the tie closes a bit above the belt buckle and the thinner end is about one inch shorter than the wider end.

How many necktie knots are there?

188 different Tie-Knots are introduced by Davide Mosconi and Ricardo Villarosa in their book „188 Facons de nouer sa cravatte“ and there are actually even more ways to tie your neck tie.

The most common tie knots:

• Four in hand knot sometimes called FIH or simple knot
  
  
• Kent knot
  
  
• Double knot or also know as Prince Albert knot
  
  
• Simple Windsor – sometimes called half Windsor knot
  
  
• Full Windsor – sometimes called double Windsor knot
  
  
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What to consider when tying a tie

• The shape of the collar – The wider the spread of the collar the thicker of a knot is recommended.
• The height and the width of the collar – what gap has to be filled ?
• Width of tie – Nowadays, a tie measures 3 ¾ inches at the widest part. Wider ties used to be more in style in the 80s with about 4 ¾ inches in width. In the 50s and 60s ties were much narrower (about 2 ¾ inches wide). Today this retro style skinny tie is gaining more popularity with younger men.
• Fullness and Smoothness of a tie – more material requires smaller knots.
• How tall a man is – to avoid the dangling of the narrow part of the tie. Extra long ties are recommended for men 6‘3“ and taller.
• The fashion – in the 90ties it was small knots, nowadays larger knots with more volume are in style.
• The tie chooses: Classic designs such as regimental ties and the traditional British club tie calls for a smaller knot. Modern Italian ties, and ties in brighter spring colors are preferred with larger more triangular looking tie knots.