A followup to the tie things -- apparently this article was just in the NYT! I've gifted it. You might find it interesting. I was amused by the creative metaphors.
Contrary to the former fashion editor's assertion that there's something deliberate going on with the knot choices, I'd offer that it's more likely that the Windsor is the only knot they know how to tie -- as evidenced by how carelessly they're tying them? Namely that there's no dimple; aside from that it *is* hard to screw up a Windsor knot.
Heck, Trump should probably also be tying a Windsor -- it'd almost certainly look better than what looks like a shitty attempt at a Balthus knot to me. (But admittedly it can be hard to tell: as the article notes, the Duke of Windsor didn't *actually* wear a Windsor knot, but his thicker ties gave the appearance of one.) Trump's ties are also way goddamned too long, and a Balthus knot uses up a lot of fabric -- though it uses less if one's mainly using the thinner end of the tie for the knot as Trump seems to be. I'm confident that with big-and-tall ties and sufficient determination to look like shit -- and that bronzer makeup with negaverse raccoon circles around his eyes do indeed suggest that level of commitment -- one could achieve that length with a Balthus.
Anyway, you might find the article interesting/amusing. Enjoy. 😎