Tie length is a serious matter. We look like clowns if the tie falls either too short or too long. The tie falling to the proper point is as important as shirt cuff length, trouser length, jacket length, etc.
For a balanced tie, one strives for the broad end to end just short off the waist band, right around the belt buckle, give or take a bit. Personally I think that the smaller end should be no less than an inch shorter at most. What I tend to see is Double Windsor knots tied with "standard" length ties. It causes the smaller end to reach to the second or third button of the shirt!
I once had a RTW tie salesman tell me that his ties were not too short, but
that I wore my trousers too low. He had a point. If I pulled up my trousers to where he thought that they should be worn, then the RTW tie fell properly. Otherwise, not.
The material and the thickness of the lining also have an effect on the knot and tie length. A thicker silk and lining is going to eat up much more of the tie when tieing the knot and so, will fall short of its target.
Of course "big knots" such as the Double Windsor consume more cloth than a Four-in-hand. RTW ties are a bane if you wear the big knots. I've discovered that MTM ties in the case of a Double Windsor ensure that the tie ends in the right place.
Getting the proper tie length is no easy matter and if you get it wrong, you feel wrong. You can always keep your coat buttoned so nobody knows if you got it wrong. Wait a sec, I just remembered it's June and that's not a viable option!!
For a balanced tie, one strives for the broad end to end just short off the waist band, right around the belt buckle, give or take a bit. Personally I think that the smaller end should be no less than an inch shorter at most. What I tend to see is Double Windsor knots tied with "standard" length ties. It causes the smaller end to reach to the second or third button of the shirt!
I once had a RTW tie salesman tell me that his ties were not too short, but
that I wore my trousers too low. He had a point. If I pulled up my trousers to where he thought that they should be worn, then the RTW tie fell properly. Otherwise, not.
The material and the thickness of the lining also have an effect on the knot and tie length. A thicker silk and lining is going to eat up much more of the tie when tieing the knot and so, will fall short of its target.
Of course "big knots" such as the Double Windsor consume more cloth than a Four-in-hand. RTW ties are a bane if you wear the big knots. I've discovered that MTM ties in the case of a Double Windsor ensure that the tie ends in the right place.
Getting the proper tie length is no easy matter and if you get it wrong, you feel wrong. You can always keep your coat buttoned so nobody knows if you got it wrong. Wait a sec, I just remembered it's June and that's not a viable option!!
