Tying a Bow Tie Better Professional & Graduate University Etiquette

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Harold Almon Etiquette Coach
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A bow tie is traditionally suited for academia and for evening clothes. It can be used for everyday. Tying it: Short form:

1. Place the tie around your neck;

2. Right end: around, up and through, to the front. Let it go. Pull on back end.

3. With the front end, make a bow. Left end up make a backward bow loosely. Feel in back for a hole. Pass through it a backward bow. Adjust.

A Bow Tie Tying It Better Long form:

1. Wrap the tie around the neck so that the larger end is on the right side and two and one half inches below the left end.

2. Wrap the large end around up and through to the front.

3. Lift and turn this end to form a full front bow. Hold it at the wrap around point (high up near your shirt collar.)

4. Next, reach behind the bow. Put an opening between the part of the tie pushed through and the part of the tie wrapped around the neck.

5. Fold the large end up and through to the back. Fold this end into a reverse bow configuration. Push/pull it through the back opening so that the full back bow is in the opposite direction of the front bow.

6. Shape the bow by holding and pulling the middle of the left bow. Ensure that the bows of a bow tie are placed in front of any spread or wing tip collar.

Remove the cross over line in the knot by finessing it forwards with your fingers to a place it behind the knot. (Yes you can.)

Learn how to wear, tie, and enjoy a bow tie. The real joy of this is in undoing it. Near the end of the event, you can undo it. Let it hang from your neck. Better yet, let it hang from your partner's neck. Look around and smile. First, ensure all senior people have left the event. Enjoy your alpha moment.