“A tie is like an arrow pointing to my crotch. A tie is also like an even score.”
―Jarod Kintz
Have you ever thought about the matter why men wear ties? Did you ever wonder how this fashionable accessory came to be a trend? Anyway, you know, the necktie is exclusively a decorative style thing and plays a symbolically meaningful role.
Necktie doesn’t actually protect you from moisture and cold, it doesn’t also keep a body warm. Men of the entire world haven’t yet decided whether necktie is a curse or a blessing. Yes, it’s a fact – there are a lot, no, A LOT of grown men of all nationalities, social classes and educations who don’t exactly know how to tie a tie. They can’t knot it properly – that is why they buy already knotted tie. However, all men are fond of wearing this decorative accessory. Read below about the history of this trend.
This stylish inventory actually rooted in the 17th century and is associated with the name of Louis XIII, the King of France, and Croatian mercenaries. They wore a piece of fabric (usually it was silk) as knotted neckerchiefs which played a role of a component part of their allied uniform around the neck. King Louis XIII loved an esthetic effect of this piece of cloth and immediately just brought neckties into fashion among the French noblemen. In honoring the Croatian mercenaries he called this fashionable accessory “La Cravate” (Croat – Cravate) and the necktie retains this name to this day. This new piece of clothing was all the rage; the necktie started a fashion craze. First men and later women began to wear knotted pieces of fabric around their necks. The new kinds of neckties, among them lace cravats, solitaires, neckcloths, jabots, and others, appeared. These necktie kinds took a considerable time and efforts to knot.
Russian ladies highly appreciate those men who can knot a tie and can wear it properly. However, even if a man does know how to knot a tie, his knowledge is often associated with just one kind of necktie knot. But there are many different kinds of necktie knots and ways to tie it. Four-In-Hand, the Half Windsor, the Windsor, the Shelby, the Atlantic knot, the Ediety knot and many, many others. What knot do you usually use?