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The four-in-hand is a simple and easy tie knot that works well for thinner ties with traditional patterns, and pairs best with dress shirts that have narrow spread and button down collars.
If you liked this visual guide, let us know, and we’ll do some for the more “sophisticated” knots as well!
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Personally, I would love to see more options illustrated. My dilemma is that I’m pretty big (6′ 4″ with 20″ neck and 54″ chest), so I find that the knot sized produced by the four-in-hand is too small (relative to the rest of me) when I adjust the tie length to reach my belt. As such, my go-to is the Half-Windsor Knot, which I guess makes me only half-trusted by Agent 007 when donning a tie.
Amazing! Please post more visual guides. This is the easiest way I’ve ever learned a knot. Took me just a couple tries to get it, and that’s a skill every man should have.
These visual guides you have been making are great! They are rather helpful and the classic feel of them doesn’t make me feel like a buffoon for having to look these skills up.
It would be easier for me if the guide were drawn from the perspective of the person tying the knot. Especially if it gets more complicated.
The belt would be at the top, the collar at the bottom.
@Ian Yes, you can buy longer ties, but you might not see as much selection. I know Brooks Brothers carries them.
I prefer the double winsor
Great piece. Pivotal for those not well versed in the many knots. Definetley need to see more of these.
Yes please – more guides! I only know how to do one knot myself.
i’d love to see more tie options and more visual guides in general! they’re great! thanks
I agree about the half-windsor. I would really like to see an article about that. I have been doing them for 20+ years but I always have to redo them so not I am leaving my ties in knotted form I can put on and not have to do 3 times to get the length right.
oops, I meant so now I am….
I have tried several times using this guide and failed. I am convinced there is a cell missing from this how-to!
I still believe the Full Windsor is the only acceptable knot for a tie.
Loved this visual guide. I’m an expert on this knot already though, since this is the only one I know.
I’d appreciate other pictorial guides since I definitely need to expand my knot repertoire!
the full windsor is the ultimate tie-knot, although the four in hand is a good choice depending on the tie and shirt. In my experience once you learn the full windsor all the other tie knots are really easy to figure out.
I´d like to see a guide on how to do the full windsor and the bow-tie knot. Thank you.
How about tying a bow tie? Old school
This is great! Much more comprehensive than many how-tos I’ve seen on Tie Tying. Keep making ‘em!
good visual need more options tho…
Yes, Yes, Yes, (at the risk of sounding like Sally in “when Harry met Sally”) YES. Please have more illustrated guides. They are great for teaching our sons how to tie proper knots!
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