What knot do you use?

[TheOfficialBren]

Yes mate I have thoughts. I have never seen it nor would I wish too. IMHO I think it would look very silly. But then again being the wrong side of 50 I could well be out of touch with modern trends. It wouldn't be the first time.

I'm with you. It looks so...what's the word...wrong!

[O'Callaghan]

I've always used a Windsor knot, for no other reason than this - I don't have to use a mirror and can tie it in the dark if I have to.

Exactly. Most use what they learnt as a kid. OTOH, I don't think my son (aged 20) knows how to tie a tie. British school uniforms required even the girls to wear one. A pain at the time, but it's impossible to forget how to do it.

[StevieR]

Exactly. Most use what they learnt as a kid. OTOH, I don't think my son (aged 20) knows how to tie a tie. British school uniforms required even the girls to wear one. A pain at the time, but it's impossible to forget how to do it.

I think most of them still do. Certainly my old school still demands school blazer, school shirt and school tie. The dress code then specifies black trousers or skirt and black shoes and further details what style of those is acceptable. As you say, a pain at the time and we always used every dodge to "personalise" our uniform - or so we thought ;) Funny, I see the kids waiting for a bus or walking to school now and think how smart they look.

[TheOfficialBren]

When I was a boy I attended a private school here in the US. Our uniform consisted of slacks and a polo shirt. No ties. I sure wish we had worn them looking back. They look sharp.

[jamie_g]

I normally use a half windsor or a windsor knot as that's what I learned as a lad and think it looks smart for the few occasions I use a tie. I did use a knot from an app going to a wedding and got a few people asking if I wanted shown how to tie a tie right. Some folk say I am out of touch with the fashion but the small end of the tie at the front just sounds wrong but that's just me being 27 going on 70

[Liam]

Yes mate I have thoughts. I have never seen it nor would I wish too. IMHO I think it would look very silly. But then again being the wrong side of 50 I could well be out of touch with modern trends. It wouldn't be the first time.

I resemble that remark myself!

[McElmurry]

I use a knot called the "Shelby Knot" (also called the Pratt Knot) because I have a longer torso and it leaves the tie a bit longer. It has a nice triangular shape to it. For my torso, with a standard Windsor, the tie ends up being a little short, and I don't like the look of the half-Windsor as it looks asymmetrical to me.

I use the Pratt due to my height as well.

Also, there is something about a knot that starts out backwards that fits my personality.



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[AFS1970]

I just tried the trinity knot on a tie, and I am glad that I did a test run before wearing it to a party this week. It came out looking horrible due to my choice in ties. The same tie looks fine with several knots but the trinity is not among them.

[BCAC]

I use the Pratt due to my height as well.

Also, there is something about a knot that starts out backwards that fits my personality.


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Congrats on your choice of tie!

[Peter Crowe]

I think most of them still do. Certainly my old school still demands school blazer, school shirt and school tie. The dress code then specifies black trousers or skirt and black shoes and further details what style of those is acceptable. As you say, a pain at the time and we always used every dodge to "personalise" our uniform - or so we thought ;) Funny, I see the kids waiting for a bus or walking to school now and think how smart they look.

I too am the 'right' side of 50 (but only by a couple of years) and my experience too with school uniform growing up in Scotland was as you say, we also tried to personalise it a bit depending on the fashions of the time. As an adult, I only ever use three knots, four-in-hand, half-windsor and the full-windsor, of which I most commonly use the half-windsor which started as a preference and has long since become a habit. I first learned how to tie the four-in-hand when I was around five and it is the knot my dad has always used. I learned both variations of the windsor knot as a teenager, but find the full-windsor even with a full spread collar a bit 'too perfect' a look.