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All about Men's Neckties

Neckties are most important piece in formal dressing. Necktie is a narrow and lengthy fabric band hanging loosely from the neck worn by men under the collar and tied around the neck.

The necktie is mostly made out of cloth materials like silk, polyester, cotton, wool, and linen. The main purpose of wearing a necktie is to hide the buttons on the shirt. There are variant forms of Neckties like Cravats, Bows, Butterflies, Bandannas, Bolos or Bootlaces, Jabots, Ascots, Anti-Neckties or Turtle Neckties, and Designer Neckties.

History of Neckties:
Though the Neckties became very famous in the 20th Century, the paintings and status of Egypt and China shows men wearing rectangular neckwear. The famous terracotta statues of army made in 210 B.C. during the reign of China's first emperor, Shih Huang Ti, have neckwear Neckties around them. In 106 B.C. Neckties was cloth worn around the neck and knotted like bandannas by Roman Military.

Cravats:
Neckties were seen in European country the first time during the reign the French King Louis XIV. The king noticed the colorful silk Neckties worn by the Croatian army. The Neckties known as ‘Cravat' made of lace, muslin, or silk, trimmed with embroidery was favored by the king. It is believed that the word ‘Croat' could be mispronounced as the French word ‘cravat.' Cotton cravats were worn by poor people. The cravat spread to England in 1660 with the return of King Charles II to England after a nine years exile. Lace was commonly used by both men and women. The materials used for Neckties by the people besides lace were plaid scarves, ribbon, embroidered linen, and ordinary cotton. The soldiers used to wear thick neckwear to protect their neck from the swords.

Bandannas:
During the 17th Century, Bandannas, a piece of cloth worn around neck, was commonly used in India. British who came for trade started importing bandannas. The colors were vivid including hot colors like red, orange, and yellow and cool colors like blue, green, white, black, and pink. There bandanas had motifs of flower and birds.

In 19th Century, George Bryan "Beau" Brummell, a young prizefighter believed that a man should be dressed in simple perfect way and did not prefer frills. He wore a blue silk bandana covered with white spots. The simplicity of the dress with the neckwear became popular among English working class. The British sailors wore white and blue uniform with silk or cotton bandanna or scarf. Bandanna was famous in America too. The cowboys used to wear red or blue bandanna to protect their face from dust.

Four-in-Hand:
The first school Neckties was worn by students belonging to a rowing club at Exeter College, Oxford University. They ordered Neckties that matched with the colors of their hatbands. In 1850s, for the first time four-in-hand Neckties was used. These types of Neckties had enormous appeal among the middle class. In 1880s, the British military decide to stop using vivid colors and adopt more restrained color. The Neckties used by Artists' Rifles had stripes with black, gray and red color.

In 1924, Jessie Langsdorf designed a cloth of Neckties cut on 45 degrees bias and divided the Neck Neckties in three separate parts, sewn together. The Neckties falls evenly from the knot without twisting. This was patented and sold all over the world. This made the stripes on the Neckties appear diagonal.

Bow Neckties:
The French, who used wear lace cravat in 17th Century, started wearing bow Neckties. The white bow Neckties was considered formal, whereas other colors were worn in different occasions.

Pierre Lorillard V invented tuxedo as an alternative formal wear for the tailcoats with white bow Neckties. The bow Neckties were not used by the business men as they were complicated to Neckties.

A Neckties Singing Dixie:
The Irish immigrant to America wore green or red bow Neckties. In America, however, because of hot climate, people stopped using materials like lace and silk scarves. The plantation Neckties worn by the plantation owners were wide ribbon Neckties in bows. The portrait of Mark Twain has his picture with a plantation Neckties.

Ascot Neckties:
The ascot Neckties is a narrow patterned neckband with wide wings made of pale gray silk. The wings were held firmly with a pin. The neckwear got its name from Royal Ascot race meeting at Ascot Racecourse. It was earlier worn by upper class European in 1880s as a formal wear. Ascot was also popular in United States.

Bolo Neckties or Bootlace Neckties:
The bola Neckties or bolo Neckties is a piece of cord worn around the neck and clasped together with an ornamental piece. In European countries, it is known as "Bootlace Neckties." The first bolo Neckties was worn by Vic Cedarstaff in Arizona and was patented. It became official neckwear in Arizona in 1971. The bootlace Neckties became popular in 1950s with Teddy Boys who wore them with drape suits.

Turtle Neckties or the Anti-Neckties:
The Turtle Neckties or the anti-Neckties were worn by British writer Noel Coward in 1920s. This set a new trend. The French wore black turtlenecks in 1950s.

Lord Byron:
The famous poet, Lord Byron did not like to wear neck cloth. There were different types of Neckties named after him. In 1820s, the Byron was a big floppy bow in black or white. In 1840s, this changed to string or narrow ribbon which changed to large readymade bow in 1860s.

Designer Neckties:
In 1920s, a Paris fashion designer, Jean Patou, designed a designer Neckties which became famous with women. The Neckties was designed drawing inspiration from art movements like Cubism and Art Deco. The designer Neckties became very popular in 1960s.

Different types of Knots:
There are many different ways to wear Neckties. The style in which a Necktie is worn is called knots. The knots include four-in-hand knot, Pratt knot also know as Shelby knot, half-Windsor knot, and Windsor knot.

 

About the Author

Rachel E. Levinson is presently working on the site Tuxedos. He has written many articles on various topics. For more information about Mens suits visit our site Zoot suits.

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