The Windsor

1. Step 1 of 10

   Drape it

   Put the tie around your neck, seam toward your shirt, with the wide end on your right. The Windsor eats tie, so let the wide end hang much lower than usual; start the narrow end around the bottom of your ribs.

2. Step 2 of 10

   Cross over

   Bring the wide end across the front of the narrow end, to your left.

3. Step 3 of 10

   Up through the neck

   Take the wide end up behind the crossing and through the neck loop from underneath.

4. Step 4 of 10

   Down on your left

   Bring it over and down on your left side, and pull it snug. That’s the left half of the knot.

5. Step 5 of 10

   Back under

   Pass the wide end behind the narrow end, to your right.

6. Step 6 of 10

   Over the loop, out on your right

   Bring it up the front, over the neck loop, and down through it so it comes out on your right. Now both sides of the knot have a wrap, which is what makes the Windsor even.

7. Step 7 of 10

   Across the front

   Bring the wide end across the front, from your right to your left. This band is the face of the knot. Hook a finger under it.

8. Step 8 of 10

   Up through the neck

   From the left, take the wide end up behind the knot and out through the neck loop from underneath.

9. Step 9 of 10

   Down through the front

   Bring it down the front and feed the tip through the band, where your finger was.

10. Step 10 of 10

    Snug it up

    Work the knot up slowly, a little at a time on each side, so it stays even. The tip should touch your belt buckle. It’s a big knot, so it suits a spread collar and a tie that isn’t too thick.

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