Every son struggles to create an identity separate from his father’s, as you can tell from how the president usually knots his necktie. They have so much in common, these New England-born, Yale ...

In the photos above, Samuel Figueroa of Men's Warehouse in Holyoke explains how to tie a Windsor knot step by step. 1) Start with the wide end of the tie on the right, and the narrow end on your left.

The Windsor is a complex knot, requiring yards of excess fabric. At 6-foot-2, Obama may be wearing the four-in-hand out of physical necessity. Or else, fashion necessity.

Some of the guys I see wearing a tie these days -- TV newscasters and politicians -- don't seem to put a dimple in their ties when they make the knot. I thought you are supposed to.

NEWSWEEK's Tony Dokoupil launches a hard-hitting investigation into... the candidates' neckwear. How the presidential candidates knot their ties, and what it says about them: By Tony Dokoupil It's ...

Tie dimples, those little creases just below the knot, are overrated. We live in an age of anal-retentive tie tying, hence the current rage for the Windsor knot. Overattentive dressers like its ...

If the easy-to-tie Four-in-Hand knot isn't for you, give the Half-Windsor a shot. This basic tie knot isn't as involved as the full Windsor but still conveys the same look.