How to Tie a Double Windsor

1. 1

Lift up the collar of your shirt. Place the tie around the back of your neck so that the wide
end hangs down on the side of your dominant hand, a little more than twice as low as the
thin end.

2. 2

Cross the wide end once over the front of the thin end and then around the back of the
thin end a few inches below your neck.

3. 3

Slip the wide end through the back of the V-shape made by the knot, pulling it out the
front of the V-shape toward your nondominant hand.

4. 4

Wrap the wide end around the knot on the nondominant side. Continue to wrap the wide
end around to the front of the knot on the dominant hand side.
5. 5

Slip the wide end through the front of the V-shape made by the knot, pulling it out the
back of the V-shape toward your dominant hand.

6. 6

Wrap the wide end around the knot.

7. 7

Pull the wide end through the back of the V-shape formed by the knot.

8. 8

Tuck the wide end down through the front loop of the knot.

9. 9

Pull down gently on the wide end from below the knot until the knot is tight.

10. 10
 Grasp the thin end with your non-dominant hand and slid the knot up to your neck.

11. 11

Flip your collar down, button up and you're ready to go!

Tips & Warnings

 If the thin end hangs lower than the wide end, untie the tie and begin again with the wide end
hanging lower than it did the first time.
 If the wide end hangs too low, untie the tie and begin again with the wide end hanging higher
than the first time.
 When untying a tie, follow the tying directions in reverse rather than just pulling the thin end
through the knot. Otherwise, the shape of the tie may become distorted.