Neckties And Knots

It has long been noticed that fashion tendencies always return in some period of time. Many current trends are nothing but recurrences of formerly popular styles.
The reason for it is that modern designers have the ability to breathe life in already trite objects by adding or removing some details or changing their color schemes.

In recent years designers all over the world have been turning back to the 1960s and 1980s. And one of the main parts of a fashionable man from that time was a narrow or skinny tie. The minimalist style, typical for the 1960s, leads today’s generation of young people to narrow or ties and jackets with narrow lapels. It was a favorite accessory of rock-musicians, bluesmen, artists and just fashion followers.

For the first time after an almost semi centennial break in narrow ties’ popularity, they were remembered in 2008, when men’s collections designers applied the minimalist style to their works.

But now a skinny tie does not have to be worn only with narrow-lapeled jackets. It goes with other things, e.g., jumpers, polo-neck sweaters, pullovers. Shirts and jackets are better to be close-fitting in the waist. The trousers can be of any cut. A skinny tie is also the most popular companion of jeans. This compatibility makes it the most democratic and widely-spread among other neckties and allows wearing it to almost any place, both with a strict dress code and with no dress code at all.

However this accessory is better for younger people since it looks more liberal and even rebellious. Wearing this type of a tie can demonstrate your unwillingness to follow the conventional fashion.

One needs to be careful while adding skinny ties to his or her outfit. Heavily-built men should avoid them. On the contrary, slender and tall men can wear them safely. It is also likely that one will have to buy a new outfit to match the new fashionable tie.

The narrow tie is usually from 3.5 to 5 cm wide, which is nearly 3 times narrower than a conventional tie. Its length does not exceed 58 cm. The main advantage of this kind of neckties is that it helps to point out the vertical line in one’s clothes.

Since a skinny tie is rather a small tie, it can’t give too much fabric for tying a knot on it. Otherwise, the knot will look too massive and the ends of the tie will be left too short. That is why we recommend you to use knots, that don’t require too much fabric and are tied with less moves, such as: the Oriental knot, the Windsor knot, the Four-in-Hand knot, and the Half-Windsor knot. You can find the thorough step-by-step instructions on their tying in our previous articles.