Half Windsor Knot: How to Tie & What Mistakes To Avoid

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Ironically, the Half Windsor knot has nothing to do with the Windsor knot. Today, I'm wearing a Half Windsor knot with a green linen wool blend tie from Fort Belvedere which is on the thin side. It is a symmetrical knot, with a tie dimple included.

How to tie the Half Windsor knot:

1. With the slim end on your right and the wide end on your left.
- The slim end should be about a hand and a half above your waistband, the wide end goes to the right, over the slim end and back to the side it was originally at.
2. Bring the tie up and go through the hole and go the opposite side so you have it back onto your right.
3. Bring it back over to the left and front, pull it down and up, forming the knot.
4. The wide end goes through the knot and for a dimple, pinch.
5. Once the knot is forming, pull the slim end up and pull down underneath the knot and pinch.
6. Form the knot you like and then pull it up.

- With this tie knot, avoid wearing a tab collar or any collar bars and pins. I recommend a cutaway collar, spread collar, maybe medium spread thin ties.
- For thicker ties, it may be daring, it's not going to be as big as the full Windsor knot.
- For shorter men, get a short tie so you can tie a smaller knot that suits you, your height and your body.

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Gentleman's Gazette

[KRW]

My father taught me to tie a Windsor when I was 12. I'm 69 now, and this is the first time I've learned to tie a half-Windsor. Looks good. Feels weird.

[jordongrubic]

0:15 Wow, very well tied. Nice shape, dimple, and you covered the fabric right above the button, which I consider a necessity. Well done!

[martynbrunt]

An excellent video, thank you. I have struggled to get this elegant looking knot right for some time, but no longer thanks to practicising while watching this film. Thank you, my compliments.

[FrancisMburukamunyu]

I may have to try dimpling my tie. Saw it on the previous full Windsor tie style too. I have done my all to have a perfect curve or come for lack of a better word. I learned many different ways growing up since we wore uniforms & mostly so in secondary boarding school.
Half Windsor is the closest & works for any tie making it tighter or looser to get the right size. Thank you always for your experience.

[kinocchio]

After several attempts and several videos, I’m happy to say I finally learnt to tie the tie properly. Thank You Sir!

[mandeepbaweja]

What i just did is took my phone infront of a mirror and facing towards it! And practiced this knot...my dad's favorite knot :) half windsor!!

[madler]

Still the best tutorial on YouTube. Thank you.

[ksmccc]

Best coaching video about man's wardrobe I've ever watched. I like this channel. Keep going!

[ethanoreilly]

Thank you! Your instructions were clear and easy to follow and I managed to get it after a couple of attempts!

[NESRockman]

My favorite tie knot. It is symetrical but not too big like full windsor. So basically it has all of the benefits of the 4 in hand and full windsor knot without their flaws.

[fjahnhogler]

That was an extremely wide collar! Great video once again.

[nglennplant]

I always enjoy your videos - keep them coming :-)

[faridbennani]

thank you for the deep info i like the channel very much (fan from Morocco)

[oSkreaMz]

What about 5'4"-5'8" sized men huh? Just banished us to the size chart purgatory.

[joseph_soseph]

Decided to try the knot for the first time today. I gotta say, the knot itself looks worse than other alternatives, but it creates an excellent dimple so I'm gonna keep it for today

[ivanboesky]

How far down your body should the very bottom of the tie end up when finished? Should the bottom of the tie be above your belt level, reach your belt level, or go down a bit below belt level? thanks

[LUIS-vwzl]

Excelente nudo, es mi favorito junto con el Four In Hand 👌👍

[omarsegovia]

I love the attention to detail you display on your videos. However I watched the Thomas Pink video on the same knot. Same knot name different knot? Once again you videos have been excellent help in my personal life as I learn more about dressing well.

[alexgeetz]

can someone help? when i tie the knot, the knot is the same size on the top and bottom. I have tried pinching the bottom and sliding the knot up, with no luck...

[FabianNibbe]

Ich finde es faszinierend, dass in diesem Video von 2015 Ihr Akzent weniger ausgeprägt bzw. amerikanischer klingt, als in den neueren Videos. Haben Sie dazwischen wieder mehr Zeit in Deutschland verbracht oder wie könnte man das erklären? Besonders am Anfang des Videos finde ich es auffällig. Vielleicht liegt es auch daran, dass Sie etwas weniger akzentuiert oder betont sprechen, als bei aktuellen Videos. Im Übrigen finde ich Ihre Tutorials zu Pflege etc. sehr lehrreich!