History of Ties

Tie, according to the Association of American Accessories Neck, has a long history which are hindering development. Since the stone age any accessories on the neck and chest there, especially to characterize the group of men from the higher strata.

In fact, at the time of the ancient Romans had used the fabric to protect the neck and throat, especially by his spokesman. In the development of the Roman army soldiers were wearing. Evidence wore neck cloth accessory looks at a stone statue in the ancient tombs, Xi'an, China.

Other notable neck accessory appeared in the Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), the "ruff". Stiff collar of white cloth that looks like a big plate around his neck. To maintain shape, often starched ruff. Gradually people feel ruff that piles up to a thickness of a few centimeters cause irritation.

Thus was born the "cravat" during the reign of Louis XIV in the 1660s. However, Croatia more accurately described as homeland ties. Even supposedly the word is derived from the name of the country in the local language Croatia Hrvatska.

This is according to the narrative in the book Chaile Francoise La Grande Historie de la Cravate (Flamarion, Paris, 1994). "... Around the year 1635, about six thousand soldiers and knights came to Paris, which was hired by Louis XIII and Richelieu. Costumes they very interesting. Strand handkerchief tied around the neck in a special way. Handkerchief is made of various fabrics, of a similar uniform, smooth cotton, to silk.'s unique style soon 'conquer France'. Moreover, this method is more practical than a rigid collar. handkerchief was only tied, with the ends left loose. "

So disebutlah handkerchief cravat, meaning "people of Croatia".

As accessory neck in the stone age, beauty cravat and show the class how to tie wearer. That said Beau Brummell (1778 - 1840), which influenced the development of fashion, it takes many hours to tie his cravat. Many books published cravat tying techniques. One of them featuring 32 way, despite the fact that there are more than 100 ways officially known at the time. Likewise, there are people who want to express their personality with his own creations.

Next comes the etiquette of wearing a cravat. Someone touched cravat abstinence others. If it happens, it could be fatal, the duel.

Even superstition was growing in around cravat. It is said that when Napoleon Bonaparte wore a black cravat wrapped twice around the neck, he always wins the war. Unfortunately, when the plunge in Waterloo he was wearing a white cravat. The result? He "fell".

In the 1860s with the end of a long cravats began to resemble modern accessory alias neck tie. When emerging fashion collared shirt, tie summarized under the chin, the tip length dangling in front of the shirt. While tie new butterfly-shaped popular in the 1890s.

With the advancement of technology, now tie became more diverse color, design and texture. As a result, more than 100 million raided various outlets tie neckties every year.