How to tie a tie

My partner and I were recently invited to a friend’s wedding, the first since the pandemic. As you do, we began to plan our outifts for the day. As we were trying on outfits, my partner came to the surprising realisation that he had forgotten how to tie a tie. He used to wear one every day during high school, and has worn them from time to time in some of his jobs, but since the pandemic he simply could not remember how to tie a Half Windsor.

So if you’re like me and spent most of lockdown watching funny cartoon characters on TV, here’s a quick refresher on how to tie a tie.

Half Windsor:

Full Windsor:

Now your dad never has to find out that you had forgotten his lengthy lesson on how to tie a tie when you were far too young to remember.