5. INFORMATION GRAPHICS
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T H E P R AT T- S H E L B Y K N O T THE FOUR IN HAND KNOT
The Pratt-Shelby was invented by Jerry Pratt, an employee of the US Chamber of Commerce. He had been T h e F o u r- I n - H a n d i s b e l i e v e d t o b e t h e m o s t p o p u l a r m e t h o d o f t y i n g t i e s d u e t o i t s s i m p l i c i t y . S o m e r e p o r t s
wearing his tie in the Pratt knot for some twenty year s before it became popular after TV per sonality Don s t a t e t h a t c a r r i a g e d r i v e r s t i e d t h e i r r e i n s w i t h a f o u r- i n - h a n d k n o t , w h i l e o t h e r s c l a i m t h a t t h e c a r r i a g e d r i v -
S h e l b y w o r e i t o n a i r . T h e N e w Yo r k f a s h i o n p r e s s t h e n p r o m p t l y ( a n d m i s t a k e n l y ) a t t r i b u t e d t h e i n v e n t i o n o f e r s w o r e t h e i r s c a r v e s i n t h e m a n n e r o f a f o u r- i n - h a n d . T h e m o s t l i k e l y e t y m o l o g y i s t h a t m e m b e r s o f t h e
t h e k n o t t o S h e l b y. T h e k n o t i s u n i q u e i n t h a t b e g i n s r e v e r s e s i d e o u t . F o u r- i n - H a n d C l u b i n L o n d o n b e g a n t o w e a r t h e n e c k w e a r , m a k i n g i t f a s h i o n a b l e . T h e k n o t p r o d u c e d b y t h i s
method is on the narrow side, slightly asymmetric, and appropriate for all occasions.
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HOW TO TIE HOW TO TIE
THE SINGLE WINDSOR KNOT THE DOUBLE WINDSOR KNOT
T h e S i n g l e W i n d s o r K n o t , s o m e t i m e s k n o w n a s t h e H a l f - W i n d s o r, i s a w a y o f t y i n g a n e ck t i e w h i ch p r o d u c e s T h e D o u b l e W i n d s o r K n o t , i s a m e t h o d o f t y i n g a n e ck t i e t h a t c o m p a r e d t o o t h e r m e t h o d s , p r o d u c e s a w i d e
a n e a t , t r i a n g u l a r k n o t . I t i s l a r g e r t h a n t h e F o u r- I n - H a n d k n o t a n d P r a t t - S h e l b y k n o t b u t s m a l l e r t h a n t h e t r i a n g u l a r k n o t . T h e k n o t i s n a m e d a ft e r E d w a r d V I I , D u k e o f W i n d s o r. T h e D u k e p r e f e rr e d a w i d e k n o t a n d h a d
Windsor knot. Despite its name, it is not half the size of the Windsor knot, and there is no evidence that it h i s t i e s s p e c i a l l y m a d e w i t h t h i ck e r c l o t h i n o r d e r t o p r o d u c e a w i d e r k n o t w h e n t i e d w i t h t h e c o nv e n t i o n a l
is derived from that knot. It works well with light- and medium-weight fabrics. four in hand knot. The Windsor Knot is worn on more formal occasions, and it is especially suited for a
s p r e a d c o l l a r t h a t c a n a c c o m m o d a t e a l a r g e r k n o t , l i k e t h e W i n d s o r k n o t , p r o p e r l y.
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7. POSTER & DIRECT MAILER
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