--- title: Donald Trump’s Secret Clothing Hack description: A photo of Donald Trump in Indiana on a windy day revealed a secret fashion hack: taping the back of his tie to the front. canonical: https://time.com/4588846/donald-trump-clothing-hack-tie/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-02T15:38:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:06:50.070Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump’s Secret Clothing Hack og:description: A photo of Donald Trump in Indiana on a windy day revealed a secret fashion hack: taping the back of his tie to the front. og:url: https://time.com/4588846/donald-trump-clothing-hack-tie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9ee468f68a60569/6988b06a196cf41ba103e27c/trump-tapping-tie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP-CARRIER og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump’s Secret Clothing Hack twitter:description: A photo of Donald Trump in Indiana on a windy day revealed a secret fashion hack: taping the back of his tie to the front. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9ee468f68a60569/6988b06a196cf41ba103e27c/trump-tapping-tie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Donald Trump’s Secret Clothing Hack > Sponsored content. 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Clary—AFP/Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Dec 2, 2016 3:38 PM UTC When Donald Trump stepped off his plane on a blustery day in Indiana this week, audiences were treated to an accidental peek at the president-elect’s low-budget fashion hack. When the wind tousled Trump’s signature hairdo on the tarmac in Indianapolis Thursday, it also blew his red tie over his shoulder, revealing that he tapes the back of his tie to the front. [_GQ_ breaks down](http://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-tie-scotch-tape) Trump’s sartorial problem: “The biggest factor contributing to his menswear fail is that he just ties his neckwear way too long, a good four inches beyond where your tie should stop… Because the President-elect doesn’t leave enough slack on the thin end to reach the built-in loop, he’s left with an unmoored sliver of silk that threatens his commanding suited man presence.” Trump’s answer? Two pieces of Scotch tape. 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