michaelttt
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I’m in the process of having a suit made for me. Classic cut DB, and I’m having trouble both finding ties and tying them.
Suits are not something I wear often but I want to get this right.
No matter how I seem to tie the ties I already own, I can’t get that bottleneck shape from a tight triangular knot. My thinking is, I need a wider, and possibly longer, tie. I’m relatively tall: 6’1, and it seems like the part of the blade that ends up at the bottom of the knot is really quite narrow.
I would really like to try and find a 4” blade tie but that seems impossible from the research I’ve done without spending 100+. Which is not really something I’m prepared to do, given how often it’ll be worn.
I’ve tried a four in hand and a windsor knot, they are the only knots that I like the look of. But the tie ends up looking terrible.
I’ve attached some photos of the look I’m trying to achieve, if anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated. This is all fairly new to me so help would be great.
And if anyone has recommendations for 4” ties that won’t break the bank that would be brilliant. I’m in the UK for info.
While I’m here, I’m also looking for reasonably priced point collar double cuff shirts in the UK if anyone has a recommendation.
Thank you.
Suits are not something I wear often but I want to get this right.
No matter how I seem to tie the ties I already own, I can’t get that bottleneck shape from a tight triangular knot. My thinking is, I need a wider, and possibly longer, tie. I’m relatively tall: 6’1, and it seems like the part of the blade that ends up at the bottom of the knot is really quite narrow.
I would really like to try and find a 4” blade tie but that seems impossible from the research I’ve done without spending 100+. Which is not really something I’m prepared to do, given how often it’ll be worn.
I’ve tried a four in hand and a windsor knot, they are the only knots that I like the look of. But the tie ends up looking terrible.
I’ve attached some photos of the look I’m trying to achieve, if anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated. This is all fairly new to me so help would be great.
And if anyone has recommendations for 4” ties that won’t break the bank that would be brilliant. I’m in the UK for info.
While I’m here, I’m also looking for reasonably priced point collar double cuff shirts in the UK if anyone has a recommendation.
Thank you.