Half Windsor Knot: How to Tie & What Mistakes To Avoid

About this video

The Gazette team demonstrates how to tie the Half Windsor knot, clarifying that despite its name, it falls in size between the Four in Hand and Full Windsor knots. They explain the step-by-step tying process, discuss which collar styles work best with this knot, and address common misconceptions about using larger knots to compensate for shorter stature.

Key takeaways

• The Half Windsor knot is symmetrical and produces a dimple; it’s approximately 75% the size of a Full Windsor knot, not 50% as the name suggests
• The Gazette team recommends pairing the Half Windsor with cutaway or spread collars, and advise against using it with tab collars, collar bars, or pins
• The Gazette team argues that shorter men should wear properly proportioned ties and knots suited to their height rather than attempting to create larger knots, and they offer ties in short, regular, and long sizes

Episode details: published August 19, 2015 · 212K views · 4:27 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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