How to Tie a Tie (With Video)

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Method One: Four-in-Hand Knot

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   Stand in front of the mirror. Your collar should be up, your shirt buttoned all the way to the top, and the tie around your neck. The wide end of the tie should be on the side of your dominant hand. So if you're right-handed, the wider end should be hanging on your right side. If you're left-handed,the wider end should be hanging on your left side.
   
   
   
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   Look for a seam on the front of the narrow end of the tie.
   
   
   
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   Move the wide end over the narrow end so they cross each other on the seam.
   
   
   
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   Pull the wide end behind the narrow end.
   
   
   
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   Bring the wide end around. It should be facing off to your left.
   
   
   
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   Bring the wide end under the narrow end again.
   
   
   
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   Pull the wide end of the tie under the loop around your neck.
   
   
   
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   Pull the wide end down through the knot at the front of the tie.
   
   
   
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   Tighten the knot by sliding it up the narrow end. Make sure your tie is straight and the length is appropriate.
   
   
   
   • The four-in-hand knot is a little asymmetrical at the neck. Don't worry about this; it is normal.
   • Many men with shorter necks prefer the four-in-hand, because the knot at top is very narrow and has a slimming effect on the rest of the neck.

Method Two: Half Windsor Knot

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   Choose the Half Windsor as an alternative to the Four-in-Hand method of tying a tie. The knot is bigger, resembles a triangle, and is considered to be more distinguished than the four-in-hand (but not as distinguished as the full Windsor). Most men tend to prefer the half Windsor because it isn't as bulky to wear.[1]
   
   
   
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   Place the tie around your neck with the wide side on the right side of your body. Adjust the tie so that the length of the wide side is about three times the length of the narrow side.
   
   
   
   • You may need to experiment with this step to achieve the right length for the sides of the ties. Some people prefer having the wide side about 12 inches below the narrow side.
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   Cross the wide side of the tie over the narrow side.
   
   
   
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   Bring the wide side around and under the narrow side.
   
   
   
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   Take the wide side over the loop around the neck. Tighten a bit.
   
   
   
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   Bring the wide side over the narrow side, out front, moving from right to left.
   
   
   
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   Slide the wide side up through the loop around your neck.
   
   
   
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   Bring the wide side through the knot in the front.
   
   
   
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   Tighten a bit and shape the knot into a triangle shape. You want your knot to look a bit wider than the Four-in-Hand knot.
   
   
   
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    Tighten the tie around your collar by pulling on the narrow side of the tie (which should now be hidden underneath the wide side of the tie). If your tie has a loop underneath the wide side of the tie, you may slide the narrow side through that loop to prevent it from "peeking" from behind the wide side of the tie.
    
    
    

    From: http://www.wikihow.com/Tie-a-Tie