Choice of tie?

[Mike n NC]

This is bad, very bad indeed. I have a closet full of silk ties. Red, yellow & blue, all with small detail. Wife says they look great to her.
But now I'll have to scour around and find some wool ties.
By the way, how do you tie a wool necktie without having a rather large knot?
I'll wear a bow with the black argyle at dress events, but I don't think I could adopt them for regular use.
David

Fortunately for us David, the wool ties are "usually" very light fabric and made so that they are not as wide in the area of the knot thus holding down the bulk. Trial and error will show you where best to place the knot for your neck size and style of collar.

Mike