for the ladies and the fellas

menswear for women

i'm a fan

today i am learning how to tie a bow-tie

Start with the tie around the back of your neck. Let one side fall about an inch below the other... like a regular necktie. Then take the longer end, lay it over the short, and pull it through from underneath. Just like how you start to tie a shoe.

Make it as tight as you want the end result to be; you can't really adjust it once tied.

ake the longer side and make a loop and lay it flat across the center of your neck. This will be the first half of the bow. Hold it in place right above the knot with index & thumb.

With your free hand, take the shorter end (which should be behind the first loop you just made) and pull it over the top of that loop. This will create the center tie part of the bow. Hold this in place with the center knot that you've been holding. Multitasking, I know.

Here's where it gets tricky. Pull the hanging side behind the first (and still only) bow loop. There will be a small gap behind the loop that you will push the base of the hanging part of the tie through. This will create the other half of the bow. This will take practice.

Adjust the sides so that they are even, the bows are pulled to look even, and everything is centered.

Something you probably won't realize when tying, and get frustrated by: the loop parts will not be both in front. Only one side will have a front loop, the other side will have the end of the tie in front.

So just when you thought you messed up, like magic, you've got a great looking bow tie.

p.s. mind you i've tied and retied mine about 23049828 times...actually just 6 times, but i guess the 6th times a charm?

regardless.it looks good now

hilarious.

if I still had my short hair (circa 4th-6th grade) i'd be working this look to the maxx

but regardless, i'm a fan

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saw this back in october

maybe its the bow-tie & the suspenders im wearing

but wanted to share