Shirt/Tie Malfunction...

[DanceGeek]

Well maybe it's my malfunction not the shirt and tie, but here is the issue. I have a stretchy type white shirt for dancing smooth, with a regular albeit rather long point collar. When I put on a tie, the tie knot always hangs well below the top button no matter what I do.

Does anyone have advice on this matter? You can see a picture here (amusingly titled from getty images, along with an unfortunate expression but oh well) http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...e-2013-manhattan-amateur-news-photo/159694330

 

[Mr 4 styles]

i had shirt like that...i got a different shirt

 

[mindputtee]

Wear a cravat!

 

[DrDoug]

Looks like you might be tying the tie in a half Windsor knot. Maybe try a full Windsor.

Safety pins have myriad uses, too.

 

[DanceGeek]

I was tying a Pratt knott, but I'll try a full windsor tonight and see if that helps. I'll also consider the buy a new shirt option but I'm not sure I can pull off a cravat.

 

[Mr 4 styles]

Pratt knott, but

pfftt ...full windsor or go home LOL

 

[syncopationator]

I try to stay as "real" as possible with smooth and wear a real dress shirt and real tie. Does the tie loosen at times? yes. Is there a solution? Absolutely. I've trained my partner to fix it for me in-between dances, which adds to the overall performance

 

[Mr 4 styles]

I try to stay as "real" as possible with smooth and wear a real dress shirt and real tie

i wear a real shirt but a blinged out tie made to match my partners dress perfectly

and i too agree that having the lady tidy you up adds a sense of caring​

 

[dlliba10]

I wear a bowtie. No worries about slippage. PS, hi, DanceGeek!

 

[Terpsichorean Clod]

Looks like you might be tying the tie in a half Windsor knot. Maybe try a full Windsor.

Go for a Hanover.

 

[Leon Theou]

I wear a bowtie. No worries about slippage. PS, hi, DanceGeek!

 

[suburbaknght]

Change your tie knot. Try an Eldredge or a Trinity knot. Both are large and visible, and both are highly slip resistant. Or get a zipper tie (what I do since my smooth shirt only has a wing collar).

 

[Milen]

Bowties are cool :-D I think that cravats and ascots are also cool but I might need to find myself a new wife if I start wearing one. Mine disapproves and finds them creepy.

If you prefer a neck tie, I'd recommend trying a thicker tie that what you're wearing in the photo.

 

[Joe]

Um, try tying it a little tighter.

 

[Joe]

Wear a cravat!

Yeah, unless you're a 19-Century dilettante I'm not sure that quite works.