👔KNOT your average tie!👔

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Have you ever had that one special event that you were so excited for…you start crossing the days off your calendar, checking the countdown you how downloaded on your phone every 15 minutes as if that’s going to take the days away…but then that day finally comes and BAM just like that all your excitement is gone…. you don’t know how to tie your tie.

Well, worry no more! In today’s blog we are going to walk you through simple step-by-step guides to tying your own tie.

The first tie we are going to discuss is the Prince Albert. We teach men who come to our store this specific knot because it’s quick and simple leaving your perfect day hassle free.

Prince Albert

Knot Size: 3/5       Symmetry: 2/5      Difficulty: 3/5

1. Start with wide end on right slim on left
2. Move the wide end from the right to the left
3. Move the wide end under the small end and to the right
4. Move the wide end across the front and to the left
5. Move the wide end under the small end and move the knot up while pulling the smaller side down and it will tighten.. you are now complete with the Prince Albert Tie 🙂

Half Windsor

Knot size: 3/5     Symmetry: 3/5     Difficulty: 3/5

1. Start with wide end of the tie on the right and the skinny side on the left
2. Move the wide end over the small and to the left
3. Move the wide end under the small end and to the right
4. Move the wide end up the center, towards the neck loop
5. Move the wide end through the neck loop and to the left
6. Move the wide end across the front and over to the right
7. Move the wide end up into the neck loop from underneath (This will create a loop)
8. Move the wide end down through the loop just created in the front
9. Tighten the knot by pulling down on the wide side and pushing the knot up…. you have now completed the Half-Windsor

Windsor

Knot Size:  4/5    Symmetry: 5/5   Difficulty: 2/5

1. Start with the wide end on the right and the skinny end on the left.
2. Move the wide end over the small end and to the left
3. Move the wide end up into the neck loop from underneath
4. Move the wide end now down through that neck hole and to the left
5. Move the wide end around the back of the small end and to the right
6. Move the wide end to the center towards the neck loop
7. Move the wide end through the neck loop and down to the right
8. Move the wide end across the front to the left
9. Move the wide end up and into the neck loop from underneath (This will create a loop)
10. Move the wide end down through the loop just created in the front
11. Tighten the knot by pulling down on the wide side and pushing the knot up… you have now completed the Windsor Knot

CAFE KNOT

Knot Size:  4/5    Symmetry: 5/5   Difficulty: 2/5

1. Drape the necktie around your collar with the seam facing inward and the thick end on your right, about a half an inch lower than you want the finished tie to hang.
2. Cross the thin end over the thick end, forming an X. Then bring the thin end up through the loop you just formed, behind the X.
3. Flip the thin end over the top of the knot.
4. Bring the thin end behind the knot from left to right.
5. Bring the thin end across the front from right to left.
6. Bring the thin end behind the knot and up through the loop around your neck. This will leave a horizontal band across the front of the knot.
7. Flip the thin end over the front of the knot so that it hangs down.
8. Bring the thin end slightly to the left of the thick end, then fold it around behind the knot, passing from left to right.
9. Bring the thin end up in front of the knot, pointing the tip upward and toward your left shoulder.
10. Tuck the thin end through the loop around your collar, behind the rest of the knot and emerging on the left side of the thick end.
11. Tug the thin end down firmly and take a moment to arrange the center of the knot. You want the diagonal legs to rise at the same angle, meeting squarely beneath your chin.
12. Flip the thick forward and up. You can toss it over one shoulder.
13. Turn the thin end point-upward and slip it through the single horizontal loop across the back of the knot.
14. Pull the thin end all the way through the loop and snug it up tight.
15. Flip the two ends of the tie back down.
16. Tighten carefully by holding the knot in one hand while tugging on the thick end with your other.