Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
If you think your tie is too long, tie it so the the front hangs to where you think it should be. This will make the back (the narrow part) waaaay too long. Not to worry. There is a fix; several, actually.

1) tuck the overlong end of the tie into your shirt.
Or tuck it in to the kilt behind the sporran.

That's brilliant. Thanks.

PS as a newbie I've already posted on this thread but as of the present time it has not been moderated to check on any profanity, obscenity, inordinate self-promotion, etc on my part. And I'm very glad this board has that eminently sensible practice.