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Tie a Necktie: Half-Windsor Knot

Tie a Necktie: The Half-Windsor knot is a medium triangular knot that is considered more formal than the four-in-hand.

Diagram of the Half-Windsor Knot
  1. Step 1

    1. Begin with the wide end on your right and extending about a foot below the narrow end of your tie. (Pictures are mirror images, in other words images are what you would see if you were looking in a mirror.)

  2. Step 2

    2. Bring the wide end of the tie over the narrow (right side to left side).

  3. Step 3

    3. Bring the wide end back underneath (left side to right side).

  4. Step 4

    4. Bring the wide end of the tie through the middle of the loop (right side to left side).

  5. Step 5

    5. Bring the wide end around the front (left side to right side).

  6. Step 6

    6. Bring the wide end of the tie through the back of the loop (right side to center).

  7. Step 7

    7. Hold the front of the knot loose with your index finger; pass the wide end down through loop (created in step 5) in the front.

  8. Step 8

    8. Remove your finger and tighten the knot.

  9. Step 9

    9. Hold the narrow end of the tie and slide the knot up to the collar.

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