How to Tie a Bow Tie:

Although a large majority of men nowadays wear a so-called pre-tied bowtie, the true bow tie aficionado will tie his own. Tying your own bow tie not only can be fun, but it also allows for adding a personal touch in styling, size and fit of the bow. Below are instruction on tying your own bowties.

1. Just like you do when tying a necktie flip up the collar, and lay the bow tie around your neck with one end hanging about 2 inches lower than the other.
   
2. Cross the longer end of the bowtie over the narrow end, and then wrap it from behind through the gap between bowtie and neck.
   
3. Now fold the shorter end of the bow over.
   
4. Pull the wider end over the folded part of the bow from step #3.
   
5. Wrap it all the way around back through the gap between neck and bow tie. Don’t pull tight yet, but create a loop in front of this wrapping. Take the bow tie and pull it through this loop.
   
6. Tighten the bow and give it a final adjustment to your liking.
   

How to tie a Half Windsor Knot

Tying a Half Windsor Knot:

The half Windsor knot is the smaller brother of the popular Windsor knot - also known as Double Windsor or Full Windsor knot (please scroll down for instructions). The half Windsor is, just like the Four in Hand knot, a smaller tie knot. When compared to the Four-in-Hand, the half Windsor is a little thicker and a touch wider. Tie this type of knot for medium-width collar spread dress shirts.

Half-Windsor Knot Instructions:

 

1. As with all tie knots: Flip up your collars, button the town button and lay the tie around your neck. The wide end of the tie should hang about 5-6 inches lower than the narrow and, and the inside of the tie should have your body.
   
2. Loop the wide end of the tie thorough the gap between neck and necktie.
   
3. Pull the wide end of the tie back over to the front. Pull it slightly tight. Then, take this end of the tie and wrap back behind the narrow end of the tie.
   
4. Then, wrap the wide end of the necktie back over the front of the narrow end. Don’t pull tight but create a loop at the front of the unfinished knot.
   
5. Just like you did in step # 2, pull the wide end of the tie in between your collar and the tie. Then, pull the wide end thorough the loop you created in step #4.
   
6. Give the half-Windsor knot a final adjustment and flip down your collars. Done!
   

How to tie a tie

Four in Hand Knot

The Four-in-Hand is the perfect tie knot for the novice tie wearer. The knot is easy to tie, holds a good shape and will go well with most shirt collars and necktie styles. The Four in Hand is actually the oldest of all the popular tie knots that are still in common use today.

The Four in Hand knot was invented by British horsemen during the end of the 19th century who tied their scarves with one hand while holding the reigns of the four horses drawing the carriage in the other – hence the name four in hand. Although this knot is easy enough to be tied with one hand it is still a popular and fashionable tie knots that is a popular choice even for the necktie aficionado.

The Four in Hand is slightly smaller in size, is somewhat asymmetrical, and has a longish shape. IT is best suited for traditional striped ties, such as British regimental ties, and formal solid color ties The Four in Hand looks best when combined with dress shirts that have a narrow to medium collar spread or have button down collars.

 

•  Flip up your collar, button down the top button, and lay the necktie around your neck so that the wide end of the tie hangs 5-6 inches lower than the narrow end. Make sure that the inseam of the tie faces you body.
• Place the wide end of the necktie over the narrow end, and wrap around. Hold the narrow end down with your other hand.
• Then, wrap the wide end over the narrow end. Don’t pull it tight, but create a loop at front of the unfinished tie knot.
• Then, loop the wide end of the tie through the gap between unfinished tie knot and your collar. Then take this wide end of the tie and pull it through the loop you created on step #3.
• Give the Four-in-Hand knot some final adjustment, pull it tight, center it between the collars, and flip the collar back down. You are done!

How to fold handkerchief(Two corner up)

 Two-Corner Up Fold

Another elegant fold that is a touch less formal than the flat, or the one-corner up fold. It is well suited for solid color or patterned pocket squares as well as good for any type of formality.

Instructions:

• Lay the handkerchief on a flat surface.
• Fold the hanky in half so that it looks like two overlapping triangle.
• Fold one side in.
• Repeat step #3 with the opposite side
• Tug the hanky in your breast pocket and give it some final styling.