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If you want to have a softer effect, we suggest a knitted tie: wool for winter and silk for summer. With the latter fabric the knot tends to slip so it must be secured with care.

  The tie must be very narrow and preferably of black leather, but colored plastic can be used as well. It comes from the narrow ties of the 1950s.

It’s one of the most simple of ties. Basically it is a 4-5 cm strip of ribbon; the knot takes attention however, as it’s rather unstable in that the fabric tends to slide easily.

  With the disappearance of the waistcoat in the early 1960’s, wide ties – up to sixteen centimeters – became the norm. This resulted in very voluminous knot.

It uses the same system as the Gordian Knot: the tie is wrapped around the neck twice before continuing with the knot, which in this case is not the Gordian but a regular tie knot.