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A tie knot so symmetrical it looks like it's compensating for something.

means A wide, triangular, highly symmetrical way of tying a necktie, made by wrapping the wide end around twice before threading it through — favored when you want your knot to look deliberate and substantial.

from Named for the Duke of Windsor, who supposedly favored a broad, deliberate knot — though the popular story overreaches: he actually just wore thick ties that made ordinary knots look bigger, and the elaborate double-wrap knot that bears his name was devised afterward by others trying to imitate the look. So the knot is less 'his technique' and more 'his reputation, formalized by tailors.'

origin myth
Named for a duke who reportedly never actually tied it
actual inventor
His tailor, using extra-thick fabric for the illusion
fabric cost
Needs a longer tie than the four-in-hand
read as
Confident, formal, occasionally overdressed for the room
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