The Art To Tie A Tie

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The Tie

The tie is worn by men and women as a part of formal clothes or office dress. They are also found as a part of uniforms.
There are several variants of ties, all have in common that it is a piece of cloth, worn around the neck and resting under the shirt's collar. They are knotted at the throat in different styles.

The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie 

The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie: The Science and Aesthetics of Tie Knots

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Thomas Fink and Yong Mao, two researchers of the Cambridge's Cavendish Institute, discovered with help of mathematical modeling, that is is possible to make 85 different knots. The 85 different knots are explained in their book, each one using a drawing how to achieve the desired result.
If you don't want to use one of the 4 most common styles to tie a tie, than this book is highly recommended to discover new ones.

The Four-In-Hand Knot 

The Four-In-Hand Knot is a very simple knot, also known as the Schoolboy Knot. Cause of its easiness it is the most popular style of knotting a tie. There are several stories about the history of this knot. But the one which is most believably is that the members of the Four-in-Hand Club in London used this style to knot their ties and made it fashionable.

How To Tie The Four-In-Hand Knot 

Tie the 'Four in hand' knot

The "Four in hand" is the most well known and commonly worn knot in the western world. The "Four-in-hand" knot has its name from the drivers of the four-in-hand carriage in the mid-1800's, who tied their scarves and the reigns of their carriage with this knot. It is a small knot with a distinctive elongated, asymmetric shape. The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror. -

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The Pratt Knot 

The Pratt Knot is also known as the Shelby Knot or the Pratt-Shelby. The knot is named after Jerry Pratt, an employee of the US Chamber of Commerce, who invented this knot and used this style for already more than twenty years. It became popular later, as Don Shelby, the anchor at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, wore this style of knot on air.

How To Tie The Pratt Knot 

Tie the 'Pratt' (aka 'Shelby') knot

The "Pratt" is related to the "Nicky" and provides an excellent compact, medium sized symmetric knot. The "Pratt" is a very practical knot which can be used with most any tie. As you can see, the tie is inverted (the seam shows) as you start. This saves us one loop. The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror. -

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The Half-Windsor Knot 

The Half-Windsor Knot is larger than the four-in-hand know and the Pratt knot. The way it is tied produces a neat triangular knot. The name might be irritating as it is neither half of the size of a Windsor knot, nor is there any indication, that this knot is deflected from the Windsor knot.

How To Tie The Half-Windsor Knot 

Tie the 'Half Windsor' knot

The "Half-Windsor" is one of the most well known knots in the world. This handsome knot is one of the original four classic tie knots. It is a symmetric, medium-sized knot with the figure of a perfect triangle. It can be worn with collars of most sizes and spreads. The name "Half-Windsor" is actually not derived from the larger "Windsor", and is not half the size of the Windsor, but rather three-quarters. The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror. -

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The Windsor Kot 

The Windsor Knot, also sometimes called the full Windsor knot. The way of tying produces a wide triangular knot. The knot is named after his inventor, Edward VII., the grandfather of the Duke of Windsor, who preffered a wide knot.

How To Tie The Windsor Knot 

Tie the 'Windsor' knot

The Windsor knot, also (wrongly) known as the "Double-Windsor" (a non-existing enormous 16-move knot), is the most well known knot in the world. The Windsor is a large, symmetrical, self-releasing triangular knot. The tie was named by Americans in the 1920-30's after the Duke of Windsor. The Duke was known for his fondness of large triangular tie knots, but didn't in fact invent this particular knot. His secret was a specially tailored tie with an extra thickness of material. There are four tie-versions that result in the "Windsor" knot; two self releasing, and two non-self releasing. This version filmed here is considered as the original (self releasing) version. The video is to be viewed as if you were looking in a mirror. -

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Six More Ways To Tie A Tie 


Tie the 'Nicky' knot

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Tie the 'Cavendish' knot

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Tie the 'Oriental' knot

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Tie the 'Victoria' knot

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Tie the 'Plattsburgh' knot

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Tie the 'St. Andrew' knot

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How To Tie The Ascot Knot 

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Women and Ties 

The tie is not just part of men's fashion. Sometimes also women wear a tie, especially when it is part of a uniform like in hotels or restaurants. But also as a part of school uniforms the tie is worn by schoolgirls in a lot of countries. As an element of fashion the tie became popular for women, after Diane Keaton wore one in Annie Hall.

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