How to tie any tie knot

[Brian K]

Strange, I kind of like the "lop sidedness" of the four-in-hand on a thick wool tie. That's what I used in my pictures up in the gallery.

I'm with you, Ted. I don't like the bulk of the Windsor, Half-Windsor or Pratt knots, but, even more, the symmetry is what really turns me off. It's the same problem I have with pre-tied ties of any sort. Anything too perfect looks like it was tied by a machine (or your valet?) rather than by yourself. If you buy a tie with enough bulk or heft to it a decent four-in-hand knot will even work with a spread or semi-spread collar.

A good four-in-hand with a slightly off center dimple is just the thing to both avoid ostentation and make it look like you know what you're doing.