The Four-in-Hand, Prince Albert, Half-Windsor, and Full Windsor (aka Double Windsor) knots seem to be the most popular ways to tie a tie in general; which is considered the best look knot in the banking/finance world?
How do you tie yours?
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Normally with their hands
Same as you, one leg at a time. Wait...
How do bankers wipe their ass? Can someone tell me what's considered the most acceptable way in the banking/finance world?
Also what are the bathrooms in various BB's like in terms of prestige/culture/acoustics etc?
Mate everyone knows BB guys wipe back to front - can't have it any other way
I'll bite...
The true answer to this question is simply that it depends on the shirt you're wearing, the style of collar invovled, the type of tie your wearing, the material of the tie and the width, so to speak, of the tie invovled. That's the real answer.
Personally, I like wider spread collar and wear a full windsor coupled with a Silk tie.
Yeah, I'll chime in here and say that it sometimes depends on my mood. I typically go with a full windsor when wearing a spread collar/cut-a-way collar shirt, as a half windsor just looks like too small a knot depending on the width between points. There is no hard and fast rule, though, and you'll see some people that have their own preference. I mix it up, but this is by no means a point of priority within the office, because no one is going to be like, "So Gibbons, you fucked up those TPS reports again... and are you serious with that weak ass knot? Probably got that tie at Macy's too..." No one really cares if you get your work done accurately and on time.
http://www.brooksbrothers.com/TieKnots/windsor.tem
A thinner face should always be paired with a semi-spread or full-spread collar. A semi-spread or full-spread collar is best paired with a full windsor knot because it's big enough to cover the gap between collar points. Also, there's about the triangle shape of the knot that makes it more refined than a four-in-hand. Four-in-hand tends to look sloppy and amateur-ish.
^Agree with above, depends on collar.
exactly you'll look pretty stupid wearing the smallest knock with a wide break collar. But I love my full Windsor.
I've always felt that Full Windsor knots are ostentatious and overly in your face. The four-in-hand always seems to do just fine.
Agreed. See Stuart Scott or Merril Hoge.
http://myteampicks.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/merrill.jpg
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/motion/2009/0607/dm_090607_stuart_scott…
Agreed. See Stuart Scott or Merril Hoge.
http://myteampicks.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/merrill.jpg
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/motion/2009/0607/dm_090607_stuart_scott…] Both are very poor examples. Merrill's is just not pulled tight enough. It looks loose and bloated. Stuart Scott did not pinch the bottom of the knot firmly enough to form a more defined point.
http://dsuc9f6a671zx.cloudfront.net/tieknot_1.jpg This is a far better example, although the length of the tie is extremely wide.
My MD ties my tie. If he doesn't I will tell his wife I have him on video with another woman.
Thats great......does he tie your shoes?
I never do a full Windsor...cuz i have no fukin clue how to tie one
How do you tie your tie? (Originally Posted: 03/03/2007)
I use single windsor knot.
I am terrible at this...I use a half-windsor and I can never get a proper dimple. I'm lucky to get a decent knot with the proper length.
Some ties don't dimple, so it may not be your fault.
Alternate between four-in-hand (small knot, best for conservative business attire), half windsor (middle of the road), and full windsor knot (cutaway and spread)
Full Windsor with dimple for thinner ties (ie. Hermes) and Half Windsor with dimple for thicker ties. I basically only wear spread collars as I am fairly broad shouldered and tall.
double windsor. Can't always get a good dimple. Need more work...
Not to be a fashion-douchebag, but if you can't get a dimple it might also be because of the type of tie you are using. I've often found that cheaper ties are more difficult to tie. However, the key to the dimple is in the last step...pull the tie through and near the end keep your index finger over the middle of the fabric and your thumb and middle finger over the sides and pull through carefully. Just practice and you'll get it every time.
Oh, and if you tie a full windsor, make sure it isn't like REALLY big...because it looks retarded...just as bad as a small little pinhead looking knot.
Wow, that worked really well actually.
Glad I could be of services. As for the guy who said soft silk ties don't dimple...that's definitely not true. In fact, I've found Hermes ties to be the easiest to dimple and make nicely shaped knots with.
Some ties aren't made to dimple (Herme, Ferragamo, Charvet and other similar softer silk). They were made for four-in-hands.
Brooks Brothers has some good instructions www.brooksbrothers.com/tieknots/tieknots.tem
I'm not saying soft silk ties like Hermes CAN'T be dimpled. I'm saying they are thinner and constructed in such a way that an undimpled four in hand is what they were made for. In Europe many people never go with dimpled ties. And have you ever seen anyone try to tie a half Windsor with a Hermes?
Haha, yes, I have. I actually think they work well for a half/full windsor because they will not leave you with a GIANT knot (which looks as bad as a tiny knot). But at the end of the day, you wear a tie how you want and should do what looks best on you.
Besides, everyone knows that Hermes ties with windsor knots are fratty as hell.
Ha. Well then I digress..
I take it midterms are ruining your weekend as well...unless you are already working and this is the norm for you.
http://www.bensilver.com/style06/knots_home.htm with videos.
I was pretty prepared for my 1st interview for internships. I had done my research and all that jazz, but I simply forgot to tie a tie. Our internet was down and I was living alone. It took me about 30 minutes to make something up and that kind of threw me off for the day. Bad times
It's been almost two years since I took a midterm. I'm trying to get my work done so I can sleep in and watch UNC/Duke.
Good move. I wonder if I'll wish for midterms when I'm working full time next year...somehow I think I'll never miss taking tests...Good luck, dude.
This has nothing to do with ties, but you will absolutely, 100% pine for the days when you only had school responsibilities like tests.
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