In today's video, I'm going to teach
you how to tie a tie with a perfect
dimple.
I'm Kirby Allison and I love helping
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For a lot of people, tying a tie
with the perfect dimple can be quite
intimidating, even difficult.
In this video, I'm gonna show you
just how easy it is to tie
a beautiful, sophisticated tie knot
with the perfect centered dimple.
Of course, everyone has their
favorite tie knot, an mine, without
question is the old birdie.
It's an uncommon knot that has a
slightly asymmetric look to it
is not too large or square like a
full Windsor.
And this to me is an incredibly
elegant and easy to tie tie
knot. So, let's get started.
Of course, the length of your tie is
very important depending on how tall
you are. You might need a longer tie
than is standard this time using
today. It's a beautiful Kirby
Allison sovereign grade tie in
one hundred fifty centimeters
and it's a beautiful ancient madder
tie.
I always tie my ties with the collar
popped because that allows me to
see the relative length of the tie
as it lines up across the collar
band.
Now there's two things you really
want to pay attention to.
One, you want to make sure that your
tie is set as high up on the collar
band as possible because you don't
want it poking down below the collar
band. Once the tie is tied.
Second, I always use this seam
across the small end of the tie
to help me figure out where I'm
going to line up my ties.
So I know for all of our Kirby
Allison sovereign grade ties that I
want this seam just right here
kind of next to where my collar stay
sleeve is.
So that helps me figure out what the
length of the tie is going to be.
Then you're going to take the
small end is on the left side.
The large end is on the right side.
I'm going to grab both ends.
I'm going to take the large end over
the small end and then pinching
these.
I'm gonna then take it up through
the back,
then around.
This is my right hand around the
right side, around
the back again, pinching
so I'm holding the tie knot and I'm
pinching this with my the back of my
thumb and my two index fingers.
I'm going to take it over those
fingers.
And then up now you'll see I'm using
these fingers here just to help
create that space because
it just makes it easier to then take
the tie back through.
So there we go.
Now, this is the secret to really
tying a beautiful dimple one,
you want to be sure that the
tie is lying cleanly,
there's no folds up here.
And then you take the back small
blade, pull it tight, you take
this a large blade with just
again your thumb and index finger,
pinch it and then pull it tight.
Now, that process, because it really
pinches the tie right through there,
really ensures that you get a
perfect dimple.
So there we go.
Then I like to look and just make
sure that it is at
the top of my collarbone
and then fold that over.
And you always want to check to make
sure that your tie is not poking
out from underneath your collar and
then button.
And then bring it up to
a nice, nice tight
knot.
So, again, let's go through this one
more time.
So I want to start with my collar
popped. Next,
I always check the length of the
tide using the side seam
and align it to approximate my
collar stay sleeve and
then let's see.
So large end is on the right side.
Small end is on the left side.
I'm gonna take the large end over
the small pinch, take
it back up and through,
then this is over to the right,
around the back.
Up in front, again,
I'm using my fingers to help just
keep that opening large,
pulling the large blade back through
and then through here,
that opening, right.
And then I gently pull it to make
sure it's all clean.
Pull the back blade tight and then
pinch and you get a
perfect knot
before I tighten it too much.
Just want to make sure that.
This is as high up as possible, not
poking out from underneath the
collar. Band.
But my collar.
And then pull it tight.
Beautiful.
Now one more time.
So first I'm going to
pop my collar.
And I'm going to take my tie
and I'm going to check the length
and I normally use this seam right
here and line it up against my
collar stay sleeve
you want to make sure it's aligned
is close to the top of your collar
band as possible.
Take a large and cope with the small
and.
Pinch it.
Back through the top.
Around to the right,
behind the knot.
Back in front,
and I'm going to use these fingers
here just to make sure that I can
get this large blade
back through the front of the knot.
Once I get that all done, first,
I want to straighten the tie, make
sure there's no folds,
then I'm going to take the small end
and pull it large
and I'm going to pinch it in the
middle
and pull it tight.
See beautiful knot.
Again, I always check to make sure
that my tie
is at the top of the collar band,
button my shirt, and
then simply
tighten the tie. I like to adjust
the knot a little bit.
Now, one final time.
Nice and slow for you.
So step one, you want to adjust the
length of the tie.
It's where you have the length.
This point that really determines
whether or not it's too long or too
short.
I know that this small seam right
here generally ties
the proper length of the lined with
the collar stay sleeve.
So here we go.
All right. I've got the long blade
on my right hand.
The short blade in my left hand.
And I take that long blade over the
right.
I'm going to pinch the two then I'm
going to take the long blade or
the large blade back through
the take it to the back
up
and over.
All right. So now then I'm going to
take it around back on the right
again, pinching that not at every
point, whenever I kind of pass it
off from hand to hand.
And then here, taking
it around the front.
This is gonna form the front of the
knot, using my fingers to just
create an opening.
And I'm I'll take it up and over.
And then
through. Now, before you pull the
knot tight, you want to make sure
that all this is lying flat.
And I'm going to take the small in
and pull it large
and I'm going to pinch it in the
middle.
And pull it tight.
Fold my collar over.
Button it.
And then pull it tight.
So, there you go, you can see how easy
this old birdie not is to tie.
Beautiful dimple, which is really
the mark of an excellently tied tie.
The other thing you really want to
pay attention to is the relative
length of the large blade
and the small blade.
You want them to be approximately
the same length.
It can extend a little bit past the
large blade or be a
little bit short, depending on how
tall you are.
What's more important is that the
front blade or the large blade is
really coming down to ride at the
trouser band.
You definitely don't want it too
much longer.
The one exception is if you have a
particularly high waisted pair of
trousers, it is ok for
your large blade to extend past the
trouser band and down a little
bit. One of the things you
definitely want to avoid is the
short blade being too short.
Anything more than just one or two
inches above the tip
of the large blade, then that would
be the indication that you need a
longer tie.
This one is a standard 150
centimeter long tie.
I'm 5 foot 10.
This would work for really anyone up
to 6 feet tall, 6 foot 1.
But really anyone over 6'1 or 6'2
or that has a large neck
is going to need a longer 160
centimeter tie.
It's for that reason that we have
all of our ties made in two legs,
a standard 150 centimeter
tie and longer 160
centimeter tie for taller gentleman.
If you're looking for beautiful
neckties like this ancient matter of
time wearing today.
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Allison Sovereign grade collection
of neckties that we have made
exclusively for us in England.
We use the finest silks, but
arguably even more importantly, the
best inner linings to ensure that
our ties always tie a beautiful
knot with a perfect dimple.
I'm Kirby Allison and I love to help
the well-dressed acquire and care
for their wardrobes while exploring
the world of quality, craftsmanship
and tradition.
Thanks for joining me.