How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot

  • December 6, 2007
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Named for—you guessed it!—the dapper Duke of Windsor, the Full Windsor Knot is the kind of knot that’s large and in charge.

You Will Need

  • A necktie
  • A dress shirt
  • A mirror
How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Lift collar

Step 1: Lift collar

Lift up the collar of your shirt.

The Full Windsor Knot is ideally suited for wide, spread-collar shirts.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Button top button

Step 2: Button top button

Button the top button of your shirt.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Drape tie

Step 3: Drape tie

Drape the tie around your neck with the wider end of the tie on your right. It should be dangling about 12 inches below the skinny end of the tie. The seam should be facing your shirt.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Cross ends

Step 4: Cross ends

Cross the wide end toward the left over the front of the skinny end of your tie.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Direct wide end through loop

Step 5: Direct wide end through loop

Direct the wide end around behind the skinny end and up through the loop around your neck, letting the wide end fall down the front.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Face wide end out

Step 6: Face wide end out

Take the wide end with your left hand and bring it to your left and then behind the knot—passing it off to your right hand. The seam of the wide end should now be facing out.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Bring wide end through loop

Step 7: Bring wide end through loop

Bring the wide end up and through the front of the loop, pulling it down and to the right. The seam should now be facing out.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Drape wide end

Step 8: Drape wide end

Drape the wide end of the tie to the left across the front of the knot.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Bring wide end through loop

Step 9: Bring wide end through loop

Bring the wide end behind the knot and up through the loop.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Thread wide end through knot

Step 10: Thread wide end through knot

Thread the wide end through the top of the knot and pull it down to tighten.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Tighten tie

Step 11: Tighten tie

Tighten the tie around your neck by holding the skinny end of the tie and sliding the knot toward your neck.

How To Tie a Full Windsor Knot: Put collar down

Step 12: Put collar down

Put your collar down, make any final adjustments, and let your friends call you Duke.

The debonair Fred Astaire often wore a silk tie as a belt.

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Comments (5)

tanvi

There are many videos on the internet on how to tie a Windsor knot, but this is by far the best video to watch. This video makes it very easy to learn and remember how to tie this knot after only one viewing, which you are not able to do after viewing the other videos out there. Very well done!

over 4 years ago by tanvi

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KatieL

I will tie his knot anytime. He is fine....

over 4 years ago by KatieL

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MikeMyklin

A very clear and simple explanantion - well done.

over 3 years ago by MikeMyklin

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very necessary and informative video

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