The MR PORTER video guide to turning your tie knot into a work of art.

The tie dimple is among those non-essential but nice-to-have details in a smart outfit. Done well, it gives of a feeling of effortless undone-ness (the Italians call this sprezzatura) that helps to counteract stuffiness in all formal situations. Of course, the tie dimple is something of a subtle art – there’s not necessarily one good way to do it. However, we at MR PORTER have been investigating this issue and think we may have come up with a foolproof method. Watch the video above to benefit from this wisdom, and enter the realm of tie dimples for yourself. You won’t look back, we promise you.