How to Use a Tie Bar The Right Way – How To Do It Better | Style | GQ

The little sliver of metal makes your shirt and tie combos come to life—but not every guy knows how it’s done. We’re here to help. Find out which one you should have in rotation, and exactly where it should go, with these simple steps.

Straightforward answers to common style questions from tying a tie to shining shoes to folding a pocket square. GQ will show you how to do it better.

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How to Use a Tie Bar The Right Way – How To Do It Better | Style | GQ

[xMikeisonfire]

Finally, one that's actually kinda useful.

[Christodoulosts]

finally, , , no talking and directly to the point!! i love these videos!

[vesandreev]

Straight to the point - excellent!
Thanks a lot!

[LLawliet-tvig]

One of the most helpful 1 minute videos I have seen on

[pekotunes]

Found this really useful thanks! One question though, I've been seeing tie bars that are flat and also ones with back clip, like a bull dog clip that you need to press. Does the latter hurt because it's a protruding clip at the back and poking at your chest?

[pkpk-jwyu]

thank you





for nothing




not srlsy this was good for once

[KudaFamily]

I had mine too high, not clipped to my shirt, and no slack 😂. Thanks

[gudalpesanz]

And now I know what a tie bar is for😆👍

[tobehester]

Wait...they recommended a short half inch and a regular half inch? Am I missing something?

[secretfriend]

Watching this 30 minutes before my prom lol

[joelduncan]

YouTube has consistently taught me more than my biological dad ever has lmao

[BudsCartoon]

Doesn’t it askew the tie when the back of the clip is shorter than the front? Always seems like is pushes the tie to the left of center. (Looking down) Because the right side of the tie lines up with the buttons instead of being centered.

[toml.]

You demonstrated a tie CLIP. A tie BAR has the clip, but it's usually too tight to slip on, like a paper clip. You have to use both hands to open the clip. What do you do then?

[MrJimjimb]

time to get myself a shorter tie bar
only have a 4cm one

[jeannafarrier]

there is a difference between a tie bar and a tie clip

[steelflex]

That short tie bar looks horrendous. Terrible video❤️!

[CrazyKonaKai]

These thumbnails get me thinking the guy in the video has vitiligo

[marian-gabriel]

You used your tie-clip wrong. It should not be visible. The thin piece of the tie goes through a loop of fabric sawn on the backside of the wide piece and the tie-clip holds the thin piece to the shirt while the thin piece holds the wide piece via that inner loop. The tie-clip should go just below the inner loop of fabric to stop the thin piece coming out of that loop. There's a thin line between being classy and showing off ornate pieces of metal on your chest. Don't treat tie-clips and buttons as jewelry...you're not a peacock. Be discreet if you wanna be classy...go flashy if you wanna be "gangsta"...whatever that means.

[xmurisfurderx]

There is no right way, unless you want to look like a 3rd rate bus driver.