Svenn
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On nearly all my shirts I have the annoying problem you can see below... even if I tie the knot snugly, with a few shakes of the head it slips down to where the shirt's collar band peaks out above the knot, making me look sloppy. I'm not talking about gradual slippage over the workday, I mean it happens within a few seconds.
Should I get ties with higher friction/staying power (e.g. maybe heavier silk)? Is it just a flaw in the shirt collar construction? Or am I tying the knot wrong? With regards to the last point, I've found some success with the four-in-hand if I pull the knot up to my neck with the narrow end BEFORE I actually make the knot tighter but pulling down on the wide end... pushing up the horizontal part of the tie (the knot's face) all the while. I'm not sure if that last sentence makes sense, but I believe the critical point is that the horizontal portion of the tie needs to ride up higher like it does on the blue shirt below. Any tips would be appreciated.
Should I get ties with higher friction/staying power (e.g. maybe heavier silk)? Is it just a flaw in the shirt collar construction? Or am I tying the knot wrong? With regards to the last point, I've found some success with the four-in-hand if I pull the knot up to my neck with the narrow end BEFORE I actually make the knot tighter but pulling down on the wide end... pushing up the horizontal part of the tie (the knot's face) all the while. I'm not sure if that last sentence makes sense, but I believe the critical point is that the horizontal portion of the tie needs to ride up higher like it does on the blue shirt below. Any tips would be appreciated.