How long should your tie be worn with a kilt?

[Computergeek]

this is an easy one guys. as the case may be ask the woman in your lives or your significant other as the case may be. they will probably be happy to tell you exactly how you should wear it.
cheers
Jeremy

Ps. I have always been partial to the four in hand.

[kiltedinUSMC]

I voted to the top of the belt. This is also how I wear my ties when working.

[CDNSushi]

A long, long time ago I read an article in GQ about this -- their opinion was that anything longer than the top of the lower garment is too long and looks sloppy, and anything shorter than a couple fingers above this point is too short and looks nerdy. I agree thoroughly (will all due respect to McMurdo -- sorry mate, too long for me)...

Furthermore, the narrow end of the tie should be shorter than, or equal length to the wider end, but under no circumstances should it ever exceed it. Sometimes I see a few shorter men (common when you live in Japan) wearing the wide end down to their crotches (no, I'm serious) because the tie itself is too long for them... If this is the case, you can usually "cheat" by tucking the narrow end into your dress shirt between buttons, and covering it with the wider end, pinning it down with a tie clip.

I wear ties every day and if it's not quite right I take the time to re-tie it. I think it's important to take pride in one's appearance, especially if you're going to go to the trouble to wear a shirt and tie in the first place.

As for knots, I always tie a double Windsor (something I was taught waaaay back in Air Cadets as a teen), although I will modify when necessary. For example I have a French designer tie of woven silk, that if tied double, the knot would be massive! I have to tie only a half...

And finally, on a divergent (but interesting) note, I've been meaning to try out the "Merovingian" knot one of these days when I go to work, but alas, I wake up too late in the a.m. and am in too much of a hurry to do it.

http://lifehacker.com/5302460/dress-...rovingian-knot

[BEEDEE]

I think I have some ties in the back of the closet somewhere, but ever since I got out of corporate America the turtle neck has been my standard.

Brian

[Panache]

I too believe that one's tie should reach the top of one's belt

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[Ancienne Alliance]

If my tie is too long I windsor knot it... if it's still too long I double windsor knot it!

I do the same thing Paul.

This is more or less how they look like.



I've noticed my ties are not all the same lenght to start with...

I'll probably be posting photos sowing how I knot my ties.

Excellent thread Jamie.



Best,

Robert

[Phil]

I would say McMurdo has it about right. Ties that are too short or too long just look a bit sloppy whether worn with a kilt, p@nts or whatever. I even saw one protruding from the neck of a turtle-neck sweater which really did look ridiculous!

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

I find that on a daily basis the tie ends up in a different position it is simply a function of tying a tie, this would then denote some leeway in the length of said tie, longer than in my photo would I think look sloppy, however I do not think that the length achieved is sloppy at all. To my eye it looks far better than a tie that is entirely too short.

I did not intend to mean that I thought you looked sloppy. I really only meant that about ties and low riding pants.

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

If my tie is too long I windsor knot it... if it's still too long I double windsor knot it!

I always tend to use a Full Windsor knot on my ties. When I wore suits to work the fashion of the day was for a Half Windsor, I do however prefer the Full Windsor especially kilted.

My father taught me the way to tie a tie was the full Windsor. It wasn't until much later that learned of the other methods. At the time I thought the other guys were just being lazy. I still wear the Full Windsor almost every time.

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

this is an easy one guys. as the case may be ask the woman in your lives or your significant other as the case may be. they will probably be happy to tell you exactly how you should wear it.
cheers
Jeremy

Ps. I have always been partial to the four in hand.

Yeah, that's a good idea. That way, you'll always have a fan. Happy girlfriends make happy wives.