a necktie having one or two openings or slots in the necktie body to facilitate tying and setting the length of the front section , or “ blade ” of the necktie and allowing the blade and the tail of the necktie to be arranged more easily than with a conventional necktie , with embodiments having the slot extending approximately parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the necktie , alternate embodiments having the slot set at an acute angle to the longitudinal centerline of the necktie , alternate embodiments having two slots positioned approximately parallel to one another and extending along or at an acute angle from the longitudinal centerline of the necktie , alternate embodiments having the slot inset in an enclosed mechanism , such as a zipper , to allow for the fine - tune adjustment of the slot &# 39 ; s location along the length of the necktie , alternate embodiments including an insert , such as a grommet or eyelet to reinforce the edge of the slot , alternate embodiments having buttonhole stitching to reinforce the edge of the slot , alternate embodiments in which the tail is of sufficient length to fall vertically against the torso after tying , and alternate embodiments in which the tail is cropped short either to show as a tab at the collar adjacent the slot , or to be tucked beneath the collar and not to show .