I can. I can do a half and a full Windsor.

There's more than one way to tie a tie? :o
lol, teasing. I didn't take that into consideration at all when I posted. ;)

I can do a bow tie, but only if I stand on the bed behind my husband and reach around him as if I were tying it onto my own neck! (Can't do it in reverse...) We used to go to black tie events every year or so, and I refused to let him wear the hook-on one he wore to play in the orchestra. :-)

I am pretty sure I can do a "regular" necktie the same way (standing on the bed), but I think I only did it once or twice...can't even remember who it was for. Maybe my "little" brother.

Yes, I can. My dad taught me how, but it's been a very long time since I tied one.

I wish a Woman would put my tie on...;-)

I think it's pretty sexy when they do that!!!

;-)

Yeah...I hafta wear a tie everyday...Uffda! Peanuts, Pooh, and a couple ROCK ties of course!! Gotta do half-Windsor's cuz' I'm longer in the torso. A full-W ends up waaaayy too short.

Faron

Nope. My Dad wore ties all the time and I don't think I ever learned to tie it, I remember watching him put his on tho. My DH had to wear a tie for a job he held for a very short time, so we bought a couple of ties and had the salesperson tie them and he just loosened them enough to get off his neck and tightened them when he needed to wear them.

I can't tell you the difference between a half-windsor and a whole! I guess since I live such a casual lifestyle, it's never occurred to me.

Well, I don't feel so out of the loop, thanks! :)

My dad wore suits & ties to work, my slightly younger brother wore them occasionally in our teen years still living at home, but I would've been inclined to tie his extra tight on purpose. ;) DH wears them to church occasionally or nicer gatherings, and that's about it.

And if I ever learned, I'd probably have to tie it like Amy, standing behind as if I'm putting it on myself. (Love your DH trying to slip a clip-on through, there was a time mine would have tried the same, lol.)

Maybe I should get DH to teach me...

P.S. Faron, your ties sound fun & whimsical! Guess if you want your personality to come through at work and have to wear a tie, that's the way to go! :)

Yep, having lived through the fashion period in which ties were popular for women, I learned several ways.

DH taught the boys how to tie their ties, but there were times when I still stepped in if they had to wear one and needed help and DH wasn't around.

Every time I need to tie DH's tie, I watch the demonstration on Youtube.

Yes, I can. Had to teach my son, but could only do it standing behind him and same with a bow tie. No clip-ons in this family. I can do a Windsor, Half-Windsor, and Four-in-Hand knot. I usually did the Four-in-Hand knot when DS was younger-so easy. He now uses one of the Windsor versions.

les beat me to it. She must be a child of the '80s, as well, because I remember wearing mens' ties as a part of that sort of New Wave/Punk Lite era. But I don't think I could tie a bow tie to save my life. DH and I are musicians, so he wears a tux a few times a month, but just has one of the pre-tied bow-ties that hooks around the neck -- thank heaven!

cyn427 - you made me look that up. I know the term four in hand but couldn't picture the process. Turns out I've been calling that version a half Windsor. good thing I'm not responsible for knots on royalty!

Here is a link that might be useful:

LOL Jakabedy, I cannot say that I am a child of the 80's, not even close.

I wore ties in the 70's, when they were popular, and then I was in my 20's. I pretty much ignored the 80's as far as fashion, except for owning some tunic tops and stirrup pants. :-)

LOL back at you Les!

So you were in the Annie Hall/Patti Smith tie era, and I was in the Joan Jett/Molly Ringwald tie era. Heck, what's a decade between friends!

"Heck, what's a decade between friends!"

Amen to that, Jakabedy!

Yes, I went to a girls only private school and our uniform included a tie!

Yes -- I had to wear one every day when I attended private school (mixed) in England. Brown and gold stripes. Been so many, many years since that time -- and I couldn't tie one now!

But I can not knot a bow tie! LOL! What a GREAT talent! :)

You all are cracking me up!
dlm I had a mental flash of you being assigned as "royal knot tier" for the upcoming wedding. ;)

And there's golddust, her DH fidgeting and grumbling, she's standing on the bed ala Amy, remote in hand, repeatedly hitting Play & Pause while flipping a tie this way and that. "Knock if off dearest, or I'll have to go back to 2:17 and start over." haha ;D