How to Tie a Double Windsor Knot
Out of the 3 different types of Windsor knots, the double Windsor can be the most difficult to tie. But it's a more balanced knot that gives a polished look.
Instructions
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Raise the collar of your shirt. Wrap the tie around the back of your neck so that the wider end hangs down on the side of your dominant hand--a little more than twice as low as the thinner end.
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Take the wide end and cross it once over the front of the thin end of the tie, and then wrap it around the back of the thin end a few inches below your neck.
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Slide the wide end through the back of the v-shape made by the knot. Pulli it out the front of the v-shape toward your non-dominant hand.
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Wrap the wide end around the knot on the non-dominant side. Continue to wrap the wide end around to the front of the knot on the dominant hand side.
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Slide the wide end through the front of the v-shape made by the knot, pulling it out the back of the v-shape toward your dominant hand.
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Wrap the wide end around the knot.
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Pull the wide end through the back of the v-shape formed by the knot.
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Tuck the wide end down through the front loop of the knot.
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Pull down gently on the wide end from below the knot until the knot is tight.
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Grasp the thin end with your non-dominant hand and slide the knot up to your neck.
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Flip your collar down.
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