How to: Tie Belts!

I've been asked by a few people to do a demo on how to tie belts! I unfortunately only have a few random belts with me here and not the proper camera equipment. BUT, never fear... the wonderful people at the style mentors did a wonderful post just for this!

A belt can be the perfect and easiest accessory to wear. It can add interest to an outfit that needs ‘something’, it’s a great way to break-up an outfit, add some extra color, make a flowy top or dress fitted or some draw attention to your waist.

Whatever the reason it’s tough to go wrong with a belt. Lately just adding a belt to an outfit is only half of the accessory, you can just wrap the excess length of the belt {after buckling it} around your body or flip it down and behind, but why not knot it? The knot itself becomes an accessory on top of the accessory. We have put together 4 of our favorite ways to knot a belt, after you’ve done each once they will quickly be a part of your everyday styling.

1. Single Knot : Tie the knot close to the buckle or further away, the quickest. Down, behind and up then down through the loop.
2. Loop Knot : Basically the same as the single knot but using the belt loop in the knot. Down, behind and up then down through the belt loop and behind the loop.
3. Two Knots : This great for really long belts, use the Loop Knot or Single knot first, then the single knot as the second (we used the Loop Knot then Single). Down, behind and up then through the loop, bring below and past the buckle, then up behind the belt, down through the loop.
4. Just Knot : Why add a hole to a belt, just knot the belt and use the buckle to hold the knot tight. Cross the belt perforated side over, down, behind up then down through the loop and through the bottom half of the buckle, pull tight and adjust.

*It’s way easier to try tieing the different knots by looking at the pictures, it’s tough to write in words how to physically tie but they are there just in case.