Tie-lopnik

"macanamera" (macanamera) 09/29/2014 at 11:04 • Filed to: None

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Welcome to Tie-lopnik, where I tie my tie a certain way and then tell you about it! Here is my go-to knot, a slight variation of the Shelby knot, also known as the Pratt knot.

Advantages: tight, firm, compact, rare, almost symmetrical

Disadvantages: you may receive a distracting amount of attention from women

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 11:07

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I like that tie. Where did you get it?

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 11:09

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that dimple... Well done. I'm a single winsor fan myself, double/full is a more formal setting

jvirgs drives a Subaru > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 11:14

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Nice choice. My go-to as well

macanamera > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 09/29/2014 at 11:21

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Ralph Lauren (not Polo)

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 11:24

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Oooo, aren't you Mr. Moneybags. :p

I'll stick you my cheap Van Huesen ties for now.

As Du Volant > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 11:26

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I also use the Pratt knot. So easy yet so much better looking than the four-in-hand everyone else that works here uses.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 11:36

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Nice. I am a Half-Windsor man myself.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 11:40

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I have no idea how to tie a tie. My gf always does it and I've never learned lol

pdx107 > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 11:55

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For ties I am a fan of the The Tie Bar , especially mine (that they dont seem to sell anymore) with playing cards, cigars and martini glasses on it

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 12:12

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I have a few vintage Countess Mara ties

macanamera > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 09/29/2014 at 12:17

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Dude, you can find incredibly nice brand name ties for like 20-30 dollars if you look in the right places.

macanamera > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/29/2014 at 12:18

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nice!

macanamera > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/29/2014 at 12:19

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You should. It is satisfying.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 12:20

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Thanks, they were my grandpa's I may take some pics and Upload them to this thread later.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 12:24

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I've tried thrifting around my area once before, but all the good stuff is usually already gone or there is a lack of menswear.

So where do you suggest I start looking?

quarterlifecrisis > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 12:26

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There's something to be said about having a "good tie day." I consider it the male equivalent of the fabled good hair day. Things that help the good tie day include perfect length, perfect symmetry (when called for), perfect dimples. All good.

A good bowtie day is even better.

macanamera > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 09/29/2014 at 12:54

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Try outlet stores...

macanamera > quarterlifecrisis 09/29/2014 at 12:55

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If you are the type of guy that wears bowties often enough to have "good bowtie days" I assume you have, in general, very good days.

quarterlifecrisis > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 13:09

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It's not an incredibly frequent event, but, I've been known to wear them to the office.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > macanamera 09/29/2014 at 13:41

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Where's the pictorial guide?

doodon2whls > macanamera 09/30/2014 at 09:14

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^^^^^^^^ Double Windsor dood right here when I have to wear a tie, which is more often than not... Gotta love the symmetry and if you break in your tie right, you can get a very nice triangle formed consistently with a dimple coming out the bottom. I have a long torso, so I have to buy long ties which are difficult to find on super sale. :-/

P.S. You should tag these posts so we can find them again...

Future ND Owner > macanamera 09/30/2014 at 09:21

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Pratt is also my favorite! I rock it 5 days a week.....

MIATAAAA > As Du Volant 10/01/2014 at 09:41

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the four-in-hand should be banned from the world - relegated to the world of clip-ons.

As Du Volant > MIATAAAA 10/01/2014 at 09:54

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Especially since the Pratt only takes one more step than the four-in-hand. There's no reason not to do it.

kanadanmajava1 > macanamera 10/01/2014 at 10:01

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I served my mandatory military service when our military still used an "on leave" outfit that did include a tie. That didn't mean a tie on your neck but a properly tied tie. You weren't allowed to leave unless the tie was properly tied.

That gap/hole hanging under the knot wouldn't have be allowed in a properly tied tie. There were couple of terms terms describing such failure and they were both describing the genitals of certain mammals.

I'm still pretty strict in my tie quality control.

macanamera > kanadanmajava1 10/01/2014 at 10:02

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That gap/hole is called a dimple, and it is there on purpose. Tying without a dimple is easy.

kanadanmajava1 > macanamera 10/01/2014 at 10:17

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I couldn't still accept such. It just looks so faulty.

macanamera > kanadanmajava1 10/01/2014 at 10:33

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Well, a center dimple is standard here.

ttyymmnn > macanamera 10/03/2014 at 10:42

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So how does that vary from the Double Windsor? The pleat in the middle? Can't you achieve the same effect with a DW, or is this just a modification of the DW?

macanamera > ttyymmnn 10/03/2014 at 10:45

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This is a different knot than the DW. The dimple in the middle can be put in any tie, I like to include a dimple but some people don't, so I tied the DW without it. The DW is a bigger not than the Shelby, and more triangular with a wide top and narrow base.