We are a 5 star rated tuxedo shop here in California for over 30 years, and needless to say there have been a lot of wonderful customers tell us, "I don't know how to tie a bow tie", and we tell them, "learn.. it only takes 10 or 15 minutes of practice and then you can make the perfect bow tie". We've shown so many people, and it takes no more than 15 minutes. Learn.. it's well worth it.