The Windsor Necktie Knot Diagram

Please review the easy instructions to master tying the Windsor Necktie Knot.

When you tie this knot this way it goes on and off easy - no inner knot remains when you loosen this knot by carefully pulling the knot down the narrow tie length. Step # 7 & 8 are going the opposite direction from how the Duke of Windsor demonstrated it in a 1936 photo sequence. That reverse of direction makes the difference and makes the Windsor knot a horrible task unless by accident you have made this tie knot the easy way.

The wide blade of the tie does all of the work. Start by turning your collar up and drape the tie over your neck with the wide tie blade near your knee. This is the most important step as the end result proves the correct length of the tie once the knot is finished. This practice will calibrate the length of the tie so the wide blade covers your waist band when you are finished. The ties slip stitching is against your chest with the front or face of the tie showing. As mentioned you may need to practice several times so you are starting with the wide blade of the tie at the right place. Carefully fold the tie without twisting and after the final step just draw the knot up to your collar while holding the narrow blade of the tie.

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