The Double Windsor

The double Windsor knot is the most looked after tie knot in the US these days. Although it is the most searched for tie knot on the internet, it is only the third most commonly used knot after the Four in Hand knot and the full Windsor’s smaller brother: The simple Windsor knot.

Although it is not the most commonly used tie knot, the double Windsor is the most popular, and most fashionable tie knot in the United States. With the simple instructions below, tying a perfect double Windsor is easy.

Tie knot Instructions: How to tie a double Windsor tie-knot

The Windsor knot is a double knot. Thus, you need a lot of the broad end and so you have to make sure right at the beginning that this part has to be hanging down further than the narrow end.

Start passing the broad end over the narrow end. Lead the broad end from underneath around the narrow part. Then pull it over the knot towards the body and back through the loop. The broader end – with the seam up - has to be hanging down to the right side.

Take the broader end and wrap it to the left, around the half knot. From the back of the knot, pass the broad end from underneath through the loop around your neck. Afterwards pull the broader end to the front over the half knot and leave it hanging down.

Put the tip of the broad end under the outer layer of the knot. Then pull it all the way through and adjust the knot by holding on to it smoothly, while at the same time pulling the narrow end.

The Windsor should also end near the waistband with the tip of the broad part. The narrow end is supposed to be shorter or of the same length. Sometimes this does not work for shorter men. To make the broader part end at a perfect height, the narrow end can be hidden underneath the waistband.

For very tall men, the double Windsor knot is often not suitable if using normal length ties, since any double knot uses up a lot of the tie’s length. We recommend longer ties for the taller man (6‘3“ and taller). For that reason we carry an assortment of extra long silk ties in our on-line shop.