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Tie a Full-Windsor Necktie

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Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt Necktie

Brad Pitt wears a wide Windsor knot with Angelina on his arm.

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A full Windsor knot can add an old-fashioned look to a suit. Shirt collars used to be very wide, until the trend of narrow collars moved in around the 50's. A wider knot on the tie harkens back to early fashion. Compare to Brad Pitt in a half-Windsor knot.

Here, Brad Pitt and wife Angelina Jolie attend 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Paris Premiere on January 22, 2009 at Gaumont Marignan in Paris

Learn to tie a full Windsor necktie...

Examples of the full Windsor knot:

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