India, June 23 -- We've all done the front knot. It's the quickest way to crop a tee and call it a look. But this summer, that familiar styling trick is getting an upgrade. Enter the back knot: a subtle shift that transforms the basic t-shirt into something sharper, sleeker and far more versatile. The hack is simple: gather the loose fabric and tie a knot at the back instead of the front, and suddenly, the silhouette feels elevated, not improvised.

The back knot may borrow from the front-knot's playbook, but it creates a distinctly different look altogether. Celebrity stylist Shraddha Lakhani explains, "Since this knot gathers the fabric behind you instead of at the front, the tee stays smooth and fully covered from the front while the s...