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The '''Pratt knot''' is a method of tying a [[necktie|tie]] around one's [[neck]] and [[collar (clothing)|collar]]. It is also known as the '''Shelby knot''' and the '''Pratt-Shelby'''. | The '''Pratt knot''' is a method of tying a [[necktie|tie]] around one's [[neck]] and [[collar (clothing)|collar]]. It is also known as the '''Shelby knot''' and the '''Pratt-Shelby'''. | ||
The knot was invented by [[Jerry Pratt]], an employee of the [[US Chamber of Commerce]]. He had been wearing his tie in the Pratt knot for some twenty years before it became popular after TV personality [[Don Shelby]] wore it on air. The New York fashion press then promptly (and mistakenly) attributed the invention of the knot to Shelby. | The knot was invented by [[Jerry Pratt]], an employee of the [[US Chamber of Commerce]]. He had been wearing his tie in the Pratt knot for some twenty years before it became popular after TV personality [[Don Shelby]] wore it on air. The New York fashion press then promptly (and mistakenly) attributed the invention of the knot to Shelby. | ||