Necktie length

[Barb T]

Umm, here's a real brute force technique. Not only am I short, but in our band, we have standard black US Navy surplus ties that are regular length. The extra tail on my tie was _really_ long. So, I just tied my tie with a nice big knot, got out a pair of scissors, and cut the tail of the tie off in the back. Because ties are made on the bias, it hasn't raveled yet, and it's been 4 years.

Barb

[Giuseppe]

So what seems to be the consensus on overall tie length? To the top of the belt? To the top of the kilt?

[McMurdo]

So what seems to be the consensus on overall tie length? To the top of the belt? To the top of the kilt?

I would say if you are wearing a belt, and not a waistcoat then the tie should be just touching the top of the belt, for kilt wear I like to use a Windsor Knot, as I find that they look great, and has been said use up quite a bit of the tie for the knot.

I found this site with video instruction that makes it very easy to do, they also have a how to on bow ties, which I have found very helpful, as I really do not like clip on bow ties.