Right before you tighten the knot, pinch the sides of the long end of the tie in toward the center with your thumb and middle finger. You want to do this in the area right under the knot. Simultaneously, use your index finger to press down on the center. This creates an M-shaped fold. The fold will lock into place as you tighten the knot and it gets pulled up into it. This will give you that classic dimple down the center that is synonymous with the half-Windsor.
starstarstar42 on September 28th, 2017 at 16:00 UTC »
Right before you tighten the knot, pinch the sides of the long end of the tie in toward the center with your thumb and middle finger. You want to do this in the area right under the knot. Simultaneously, use your index finger to press down on the center. This creates an M-shaped fold. The fold will lock into place as you tighten the knot and it gets pulled up into it. This will give you that classic dimple down the center that is synonymous with the half-Windsor.
It'll look like this
mensgarb on September 28th, 2017 at 17:53 UTC »
Such a dark combo. Work in IT?
relyks86 on September 28th, 2017 at 21:05 UTC »
There is a lot of wisdom about ties on this thread. TIL a lot about ties and dress code.