Should you dimple your tie

riddlermarc · 8 Nov 2006 at 21:42

Off to a wedding on Friday so I bougt a new shirt, tie and suit but the tie (silk) has a little crease in it where it was on the tie hanger in the shop.. a bit of investigation on t'web leads me to realise a little bit of steam in the bathroom will sort it out just fine.

On one of the websites I browsed*, it had instructions on how to "dimple" your tie, eg:

Usually I don't dimple, it looks a little poncey but do you..?

*http://www.neckties.com/knots.php at the bottom of the page..

penski · 8 Nov 2006 at 21:43

No. It's for Americans and homosexuals.

*n

Flash Maclean · 8 Nov 2006 at 21:49

Sometimes my tie dimples of it's own accord, sometimes it doesn't, I'm quite happy for it to do it's own thing.

asim · 8 Nov 2006 at 21:51

Now thats just thinking too much.

MookJong · 8 Nov 2006 at 21:52

Looks pants, just makes me think your rubbish at tieing your tie

kefkef · 8 Nov 2006 at 21:57

What you doing over here????

If its got a mark/crease, you could try taking it to your local dry cleaners, for a couple of quid they will be able to sort it out for you if your steamy bathroom cant help.

As to the dimple, i would say no. Just sort out a good double windsor and it'll look fine without the dimple.

achitophel · 8 Nov 2006 at 22:00

If you want to, go for it! As long as it doesn't end at your knees or above your bellybutton, or have any part of it tucked into your shirt, you're not doing too badly

Chronos-X · 8 Nov 2006 at 22:02

Looks like a golden flange.

Pookie Bear · 8 Nov 2006 at 22:27

Windsor knot with a nice smooth front. That's all you need.

riddlermarc · 8 Nov 2006 at 22:27

Chronos-X said:
Looks like a golden flange.

ROFL!

tbh dimples are a bit too ghey for me, I have only ever had one once and that was by accident. I just wanted to check my testosterone levels weren't unnaturally high by thiking dimples were bad

I'm a half-windsor man myself, a full is sometimes too much depending on the tie/shirt -don't want to end up looking like a footballer

Chronos-X · 8 Nov 2006 at 22:35

riddlermarc said:
*http://www.neckties.com/knots.php at the bottom of the page..

Is it just me who can't follow those instructions to save their life?

I dunno what sort of tie it is I use, though it never comes out entirely level :|

Explicit · 8 Nov 2006 at 22:41

Please, no dimples!

The double windsor knot looks best IMO. Perfect triangle without dimples:

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/2382/ist21109242greenshirttihz8.jpg
http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/9283/ist21734087tietq9.jpg

Vanilla · 8 Nov 2006 at 22:48

NO.

Tie should be perfectly flat / uncreased.

iBear · 8 Nov 2006 at 22:52

penski said:
No. It's for Americans and homosexuals.

*n

I agree

Vonhelmet · 8 Nov 2006 at 23:02

Looks like a half windsor with the dimple in the middle instead of off to one side like mine always is by accident... Must learn to do full windsor.

Chronos-X · 8 Nov 2006 at 23:10

Trying to follow this but theres some weird voodoo going on

G|mp · 8 Nov 2006 at 23:26

Chronos-X said:
Trying to follow this but theres some weird voodoo going on

Ive got it but it took about 15 watches of that filmto get it

Im just gonna tie them like normal :mad:

markeh · 9 Nov 2006 at 08:04

I take out the dimple if it's there.....

hardc0re_tid · 9 Nov 2006 at 09:27

Chronos-X said:
Looks like a golden flange.

didnt want to say but you said it for rme

AJUK · 9 Nov 2006 at 09:30

penski said:
No. It's for Americans and homosexuals.

*n

These are indeed rare times, I find myself agreeing with penski.

Tie dimples = gay yanks!