What is with the morons on ESPN
05-21-2009, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='886283' date='May 21 2009, 11:05 PM
okay, that tie is horrendous, but i was talking about the gigantic douche bag knots. i will call them a quadruple windsor knot
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A half-Windsor actually makes a somewhat larger knot than a full-Windsor--kind of a misnomer. What may dictate some of the big knots on some of these guys is that they have thick necks. Therefore, more of the blade of the tire has to be used in the knot so it is inherently wider. You often see the opposite effect on really tall, thin guys, sice they have to use more of the back to make the tie long enough.
I think the Windsors in general are too triangular and symmetrical. I prefer a more European (mainly Italian, British, French) Cross-knot, which gives a larger knot than the basic 4-in-hand we all learned in primary school, but is not as symmetrical, or up-tight looking IMHO. Also, the knot you select should be in relation to the spread of the collar. You may need a Windsor derivative at times to fill the gap in a wide spread British collar, or to offset the bulkiness of a high standing double throat button Italian collar.
I think the Windsors in general are too triangular and symmetrical. I prefer a more European (mainly Italian, British, French) Cross-knot, which gives a larger knot than the basic 4-in-hand we all learned in primary school, but is not as symmetrical, or up-tight looking IMHO. Also, the knot you select should be in relation to the spread of the collar. You may need a Windsor derivative at times to fill the gap in a wide spread British collar, or to offset the bulkiness of a high standing double throat button Italian collar.
05-22-2009, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='886792' date='May 22 2009, 02:27 PM
Its nice to see someone else understands ties, how they work with shirts, etc. i had to do a lot of research when i got out of the military and started wearing suits. i think there is an article in GQ which describes how to tell who a guy is by what he was wearing. the giant tie knot was part of the attire on "the asshole" i think. i am 6'2? and i dont get a huge knot, regardless of how i tie it because i am getting a lot of the small end.
