There are some skills that are important to learn no matter how infrequently you think you will use them. Starting a fire is certainly one of them. Doing laundry comes to mind. The Pythagorean theorem is another. Tying a tie is certainly one of these skills for a man. I don't ware ties often but there are usually 3-4 occasions a year when I will, as they say, dress up. When I was younger this meant pulling a wrinkly pair of khakis out of the drawer and throwing on a shirt with a collar. As I get older I have learned to embrace these opportunities to class it up. Tying the tie is something I learned from my dad and I can't help but think of him, and feel a touch of pride whenever I do it. Without further ado, I give you the Windsor:
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