Tie

Ties, according to the Association of American Neck Accessories, have a long history of twisting its development. Since the stone age any accessory in the neck and chest already exist, in particular to characterize the group of men from the high strata.

In fact, in Ancient Roman times have been used fabric to protect the neck and throat, especially by his spokesman. In its development, the Roman army soldiers were wearing them. Proof wore neck cloths accessories appear on stone sculpture in ancient tombs, Xian, China.

Other famous neck accessory appeared in the Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), namely "ruff". Stiff collar of the white cloth shaped like a large disk that circles the neck. To maintain shape, often starched ruff. Gradually people feel ruff that piles up to several centimeters thick irritating.

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

This is according to Francoise Chaile narrative in the book La Grande Historie 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 interesting. A single handkerchief tied around his neck in a special way. Handkerchief was made of various fabrics, of a similar uniform, fine cotton, to silk. This unique style soon 'conquer France'. Moreover, this method is more practical than a rigid collar. Sweep it's just hands tied, with the ends left loose. "

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

As accessory neck in the stone age, the beauty of cravats and show the class how to tie wearer. It is said that Beau Brummell (1778 - 1840), which many affect the development of fashion, it took many hours to tie his cravats.

Many technical books published tying cravats. One of them featuring 32 ways, despite the fact there are over 100 ways officially known at the time. Likewise, there are people who want to express their personality with his own creations.

Next comes the adab wearing cravats. Someone never touch another person cravats. If it happens, the action can be fatal, that duel.

Even superstition was growing in seputaran cravats. It is said that when Napoleon Bonaparte was wearing a black cravats that wrapped twice around the neck, he always wins the war. Unfortunately, when the waterfalls at Waterloo he was wearing white cravats. The result? He also "fall".

The 1860's by the end of a long cravats began to resemble modern accessories alias neck tie. When the fashion show collared shirt, tie concluded under the chin, the tip length is dangling in front of the shirt. While the tie new butterfly-shaped popular in the 1890s.

With advances in technology, now the tie is getting a variety of colors, design, and texture. As a result, more than 100 million tie a tie invade a variety of outlets every year.

In 2002 a Canadian singer, Avril Lavigne popularized the use of a tie in a casual for the young women.


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http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasi