History of Ties

History of Ties

 

Tie, neck accessory that is usually used by school children and an office employee, or other work which requires well-dressed. It turned out that since the stone age in the neck and chest accessory existing ones, particularly to characterize the group of men from higher strata.
Even in Ancient Rome had used a cloth to protect the neck, especially by his spokesman. In the development of the Roman army soldiers were wearing. Evidence of neck wear accessory fabric looks at the stone statue in the ancient tomb, Xian, China.
The other neck accessories munculdi famous Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), called the "ruff". Stiff collar of white cloth, shaped like a big plate around his neck. To maintain the shape, often starched ruff. Ruff long piles up to a thickness of several centimeters and cause irritation.
Finally born "cravat" in the reign of Louis XIV in 1660's. Just take a check on google images, type in keywords Louis XIV, he was seen wearing a white cravat.
Francoise Chaile narrative in the book La Grande Histoire de la Cravate (Flamarion, Paris, 1994). "... Around the year 1635, about six thousand soldiers and knights came to Paris, who was hired by Louis XIII and Richelieu. Their traditional clothing is very appealing. A single handkerchief tied around the neck in a special way. Handkerchiefs made of various fabrics, of a similar uniform, fine cotton, to silk. this unique style soon 'conquer France'. Moreover, this way more practical than a rigid collar. handkerchief was only tied, with the ends left loose. " Handkerchief in question is called a cravat, which means "the people of Croatia". Can be taken notion that the embryo of the discovery of modern tie originate from Croatia.
How to tie cravat in ancient times may vary, as will distinguish the class of the wearer's cravat. So the cravat at the time it was 'rewarded', if anyone dared to touch other people cravats meaning he challenged and duel occurred.
Came the superstition surrounding the cravat. You know Napoleon Bonaparte? He always won the war when wearing a black cravat wrapped twice around the neck. While in Waterloo, Napoleon wore a white cravat, and finally "fall".
Cravats began to resemble modern tie with long ends up in the 1860s.And in the 1890's, there was a bow tie.
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