Fashion Hobo

I have to do a post on how to tie a necktie before someone strangles himself. Every day, countless guys wake up and start their day by wrangling themselves what one of my friends refers to as “the upside-down noose” – in other words, the common necktie. Depending on your occupation or the occasion, you may find yourself with a quick and simple knot (or even… no necktie at all!), or you may find yourself hunnkering down in front of the mirror, looping and re-looping, tying and re-tying, in the name of perfecting that high formal look associated with trial lawyers.

Either way, it’s a good habit to get into. You don’t want to be one of those poor souls shamefully perusing the “clip-on tie” racks at the mall, do you? That’s what I thought. So, learn! Here’s how.

Personally, I prefer the Full Windsor knot for formal occasions… and I don’t have many other occasions to wear a tie, personally, so that’s the main one for me. Here’s a video clip from Youtube that demonstrates it really well:

If you’re still stuck, this website has everything you need to know about tying ties: http://www.tie-a-tie.net/

Not only do they have step-by-step visuals for the Windsor knot, but they have other methods for different shirts (or if you get bored with the same old knot…)

Over and out!

FH.