Method 2 of 4: Half Windsor Knot

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2. 1Choose the Half Windsor as an alternative to the For-in-Hand method of
t!ing a tie. The "not is #igger$ resem#les a triangle$ and is %onsidered to #e more
distingished than the for-in-hand &#t not as distingished as the fll Windsor'.
(ost men tend to prefer the half Windsor #e%ase it isn)t as #l"! to *ear.+1,
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4. -.la%e the tie arond !or ne%" *ith the *ide side on the right side of
!or #od!. /djst the tie so that the length of the *ide side is a#ot three times
the length of the narro* side.
0o ma! need to e1periment *ith this step to a%hieve the right length for
the sides of the ties. Some people prefer having the *ide side a#ot 1-
in%hes #elo* the narro* side.
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6. 2Cross the *ide side of the tie over the narro* side.
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8. 34ring the *ide side arond and nder the narro* side.
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10. 5Ta"e the *ide side over the loop arond the ne%". Tighten a #it.
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12. 64ring the *ide side over the narro* side$ ot front$ moving from right to
left.
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14. 7Slide the *ide side p throgh the loop arond !or ne%".
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16. 84ring the *ide side throgh the "not in the front.
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18. 9Tighten a #it and shape the "not into a triangle shape. 0o *ant !or
"not to loo" a #it *ider than the For-in-Hand "not.
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20. 10Tighten the tie arond !or %ollar #! plling on the narro* side of the
tie &*hi%h shold no* #e hidden nderneath the *ide side of the tie'. If !or tie
has a loop nderneath the *ide side of the tie$ !o ma! slide the narro* side
throgh that loop to prevent it from :pee"ing: from #ehind the *ide side of the
tie.