Journal de Nîmes Nº 5

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Well Tied & Folded

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The Bow-tie

The Pratt-Shelby knot

The Three Stairs Pocket Square

The Winged Puff Pocket Square

1. Hang the untied bow tie around your neck, with the end on your left a little longer than on the right.

1. Hang the loose tie around your neck with the thin, shorter end on your right, and the longer, wider part on your left.

1. Lay the pocket square flat on the table and twist it 45 degrees, then fold bottom half up, to meet the top corner.

1. Lay the pocket square flat on the table and twist it 45 degrees, then fold it in half, horizontally.

2. Loop the longer, wider end back up and over the shorter end, and pull through behind where the two ends initially cross.

2. Fold the front fold down partially so the tip goes past the bottom of the pocket square. Take the same fold and fold it back up towards the top corner, stopping about 2 cm below it. Repeat both steps once more.

2. Move it over the end on your right, fold it around it and pull it up behind the right end. 3. Let the left end slide over the knot forming in the middle and let it hang. 4. Take the same end and bring it up on the left hand side, and pull it through the knot to the right. 5. You should now be able to pull the knot tight and be left with a perfectly tied bow-tie.

3. Pull the wider end to the left and around, loop it behind the shorter end. 4. Pull underneath itself and through the knot and tighten as desired.

3. Twist the pocket square 90 degrees and fold the top half of the pocket square behind the bottom side.

2. Fold the top left corner down and inwards. 3. Fold the top right corner down and inwards. 4. Fold the left, right and bottom corners in again, so it looks like a small envelope. 5. Place in your jacket pocket and you are good to go.

4. Fold both the left and right sides inwards. 5. Place in jacket pocket and you are good to go.

JOURNAL DE NĂŽmes / NÂş 5 the British issue, july 2010

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