Bows-N-Ties | Review

Company: Bows-N-Ties
Item Reviewed: Green/Purple tie & a black tie

Bows-N-Ties is a wholly owned subsidiary of San Francisco based e-commerce retailer United E-Commerce, LLC. Although the site was just recently launched in 2009 ties are anything but new to us. United E-Commerce, LLC is the parent company of several online retailers specializing in men’s fashion accessories ranging from finest neckties, cuff link sets, dress shirts, briefcases, and leather accessories.

Neckties make for great gifts for men and I for one love that my husband has a wide variety of ties, some solid colored, some striped and even some zany, funny ties for special holidays. Recently, my husband made the comment that he forgot how to tie a tie, and he asked for my help. Well I have never helped a man with their tie before, but lucky for me,  Bows-N-Ties has a step-by-step guide that helped me tie my very first tie! And they have a few different ways but I used the Four in Hand Knot as shown below:

How to Tie a Four in Hand Knot

The Four-in-Hand is the perfect tie knot for the novice tie wearer. The knot is easy to tie, holds a good shape and will go well with most shirt collars and necktie styles. The Four in Hand is actually the oldest of all the popular tie knots that are still in common use today.

The Four in Hand knot was invented by British horsemen during the end of the 19th century who tied their scarves with one hand while holding the reigns of the four horses drawing the carriage in the other – hence the name four in hand. Although this knot is easy enough to be tied with one hand it is still a popular and fashionable tie knots that is a popular choice even for the necktie aficionado.

The Four in Hand is slightly smaller in size, is somewhat asymmetrical, and has a longish shape. IT is best suited for traditional striped ties, such as British regimental ties, and formal solid color ties The Four in Hand looks best when combined with dress shirts that have a narrow to medium collar spread or have button down collars.

Four in Hand Instructions:

1. Flip up your collar, button down the top button, and lay the necktie around your neck so that the wide end of the tie hangs 5-6 inches lower than the narrow end. Make sure that the inseam of the tie faces you body.
2. Place the wide end of the necktie over the narrow end, and wrap around. Hold the narrow end down with your other hand.
3. Then, wrap the wide end over the narrow end. Don’t pull it tight, but create a loop at front of the unfinished tie knot.
4. Then, loop the wide end of the tie through the gap between unfinished tie knot and your collar. Then take this wide end of the tie and pull it through the loop you created on step #3.
5. Give the Four-in-Hand knot some final adjustment, pull it tight, center it between the collars, and flip the collar back down. You are done!

I loved Bows-N-Ties selection of ties and their helpful tips that helped teach me how to tie a tie. Turns out my husband didn’t forget how to tie, he wanted to see if I could learn how! I am glad he did because now I know. I recommend Bows-N-Ties to everyone, remember ties make great gifts for the upcoming Father’s Day occasion!