History:Where did Tie Come?

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Tie, neck accessory which is usually used by the school children and an office employee, or other jobs that require well-dressed. Apparently since the stone age in the neck and chest accessories already available, especially to characterize the group of men from the higher strata.

Xian Tombs Ties 
In fact, the ancient Romans had used the fabric to protect the neck, 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. Accessory another famous neck appeared in Shakespeare's time (1564 - 1616) , called the "ruff". Stiff collar of white cloth, shaped like a large disc around his neck. To maintain shape, often starched ruff. 

Long ruff stacked up to a thickness of several centimeters and cause irritation.finally born "cravat" during the reign of Louis XIV in the 1660s. Try just check on google images, type in keywords Louis XIV, he is 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, 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. Styles This unique shortly 'conquer France'. Moreover, this method is more practical than a rigid collar. handkerchief was only tied, with the ends left loose. " handkerchief cravat is called, means "people of Croatia". Understanding that can be taken forerunner of modern tie discoveries from Croatia. way tie cravats in ancient times may vary, as it will distinguish the class of the wearer's cravat. So the cravat at the time that it was 'rewarded', if anyone dared to touch another person cravats means he challenged and duel occurred. emerged superstitions surrounding the cravat. 

You know Napoleon Bonaparte? He always wins the war while wearing a black cravat wrapped twice around the neck. At Waterloo, Napoleon wearing a white cravat and eventually "fall". Cravat began to resemble the modern necktie with the long end appeared in the 1860's. And in the 1890s, came the bow tie