March 09, 2015

WHAT TIE KNOT TO USE?

We often get asked to offer style advice on what tie knot to use for each of our shirts. So here are our top tips!

THE PIN COLLAR SHIRT

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With a pin collar shirt, it really depends on the thickness of your tie but generally speaking you should opt for a slim/semi-slim tie and knot. This is because if you go for a too large knot, it will deform the collar shape slightly and will not get the desired look. We would recommend 'THE SIMPLE' knot for this shirt as below:

THE TAB COLLAR SHIRT

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With a tab collar shirt, the same principal applies as with the pin collar shirt - so opt for 'THE SIMPLE' knot:

THE PENNY CUTAWAY COLLAR SHIRT

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The penny cutaway collared shirt is very much a casual shirt, yet you can just about get away wearing a tie. My personal preference with this shirt would be the top button done up with no tie, although if you were to style with a tie you should opt for a wide knot due to the wide natural of the collar. Saying that you shouldn't opt of a large knot. So wide but not large, the half-windsor knot would be my recommendation:

THE FORMAL BUSINESS 180 COLLAR SHIRT

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Our 'Business 180' collared shirt is your classic business shirt, very versatile to wear with or without a tie. You can be flexible with your tie knot on this shirt, try 'THE SIMPLE', 'THE FOUR-IN-HAND' or even 'THE FULL WINDSOR' - however my preference would again be 'THE HALF-WINDSOR' knot:

THE FORMAL BUSINESS 270 COLLAR SHIRT

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Our 'Business 270' collared shirt has a slightly narrower collar than the classic 180 business shirt and therefore your options on a tie knot are limited. With narrower collars do not opt for larger knots such as the full-windsor, instead you should go for a narrow knot: