Q You sometimes write about a certain tie knot for a certain piece of clothing. I always use what I guess is a half-Windsor; it's what my dad taught me. Can I use this for everything? A Yes, if you ...

Season after season menswear is fairly predictable: repetitive shirts, trousers, suits and shoes. So no one saw this one coming: a 14-step tie knot — yes, 14! — primarily fueled by social networking ...

Tying a tie is one of those things that can seem almost impossible to learn at first, but feels easy after hardly any time at all. The great thing about ties, though, is that you can get away with ...

Tying a tie is practically a rite of passage. For many guys, it’s a skill linked to a specific memory or milestone — that first awkward attempt at prom, the nervous fumbling before a big job interview ...

Q A couple of disagreements. One, having taught in five English departments, I'm not sure you are right to describe bow ties as characteristically worn by English professors (and certainly not with ...

Q My new business will require me to wear a tie, which I haven't done in over a decade. Which one is really the appropriate tie and knot today? I don't trust checking online, where I think everyone ...

Neckties have long been a component of men’s formalwear. Most historians agree that the necktie originated in the 17th century and can be traced back to the Thirty Years’ War in Central Europe. At ...