Large tie knots are awful

[Jumbie]

I'm not the most observant person in the world (understatement of the year) but since being on SF, I've been paying a bit more attention to how other people dress. I don't go actively "hunting" to evaluate others' clothing but when I notice something being a bit off (IMO) I'm better able to pinpoint what it is.

Recently I can't help but notice just how bad large and/or loose tie knots look.

I guess there's not much point to this post but thought I'd share. I love you guys!

 

[wmmk]

Mhmm. It looks kind of inevitable when Italian men have large/loose asymmetrical knots with wide ties, but I agree that it just looks stupid when American guys have a huge, symmetrical knot that is wider than the tie itself.

 

[Xiaogou]

The crap DL Hughley wears is awful.

 

[Jumbie]

Originally Posted by Xiaogou

The crap DL Hughley wears is awful.

That guy is still around? I remember when he was the host of Comic View.

 

[danz24]

O wow I remember seeing a few weeks ago, some young gentlemen having tied the largest knot ive ever seen. I mentioned that to him and he told me it was a double windsor knot!! Its good you weren't there to experience that or you might have puked in disgust.

 

[mt_spiffy]

I prefer larger tie knots, but I am in the minority here.

 

[Irv]

Originally Posted by mt_spiffy

I prefer larger tie knots, but I am in the minority here.

I too prefer larger knots but I get the feeling Jumbie's talking about the REALLY large knots (?) which do look out of place.

But I definitely prefer a larger knot (just a full windsor) to the tight little knots that look like you're getting strangled.

 

[Zenny]

Compensating

 

[ChriO]

Originally Posted by Irv

I too prefer larger knots but I get the feeling Jumbie's talking about the REALLY large knots (?) which do look out of place.

Don't take mt_spiffy's preference for large tie knots lightly.

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=61663

 

[Jumbie]

Originally Posted by Irv

I too prefer larger knots but I get the feeling Jumbie's talking about the REALLY large knots (?) which do look out of place.

But I definitely prefer a larger knot (just a full windsor) to the tight little knots that look like you're getting strangled.

Yeah, I don't really mind a full windsor although it's not my personal preference. However, when someone ties a windsor sloppily so that it's not tight, it looks very bad.

 

[idfnl]

Originally Posted by Zenny

Compensating

Maybe. But I like a knot with some substance, especially with a spread collar shirt. Some knots I've seen leave so much fabric on the sides you could graze cattle on it. That looks just as bad. And it also looks horrible when you take a thick tie and try to turn it into a small knot.

If a tie is thick its going to naturally create a bigger knot, let the tie be what it is. I dont understand what is wrong with symmetry either, full windsor is my fav. To me, something odd when you try to look off.

What I don't like is what I call the 'european soccer player look' when they intentionally leave the tie really loose in a post game interview as if to say 'ya, just played, then got some (whoa she was sweet) and had to hurry over to this here interview'.

 

[ysc]

I quite like the tie loose, pulled slightly to one side, top button undone, if the situation calls for it. No I wouldn't go to work like that, but if I was in a bar or night club and it was hot, I think it looks cool.

Yeah, I don't love the large tie knots, for a while when I was at school they were very much in vouge, and in retrospect everyone looked terrible, fortunately I found them too complicated to bother with and stuck with my FIH. Generally I go with a FIH and sometimes a half-windsor.
What I don't get is if you have a large tie knot is your tie not going to end somewhere in the middle of your chest?

 

[TRINI]

I used to rock the fat footballer knot back in the day. In fact, Tie Rack sold a special tie that allowed you to get a fatter knot even when you tied a FIH.

sigh.

Such a long time ago. I also had a fauxhawk but that's a story for another thread.

 

[Philip1978]

Not all double windsors are bad.

 

[Philip1978]

Of course than there's........................