The necktie (or tie) is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat. Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, and the clip-on tie.
The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting comfortably between the collar points. However, it has become common in recent times for neckties to be worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, nearly always with one or several buttons unfastened.
Indossata originariamente dai soldati per proteggersi dal freddo, la cravatta appare in Francia durante il regno di Luigi XIII.
All’epoca, dei soldati croati sono arruolati dal re di Francia; portano attorno al collo un foulard annodato. Si suppone d’altronde che la parola cravatta (in francese cravate) sia una deformazione della parola croato (in francese croate). Attorno al 1650, la cravatta si installa al collo ed alla corte del re Luigi XIV. Le persone rivaleggiano in audacia ed eleganza, aggiungendo dei merletti e dei nastri di seta. La moda si diffonde in tutta Europa. Indossata dai ricchi e dai dandy, la cravatta ha attraversato i secoli successivi ed i continenti, assumendo nuove forme.
Nella seconda metà del 19° secolo, con la rivoluzione del settore tessile introdotta dall’era industriale, fa la sua apparizione una cravatta più funzionale, più lunga e più stretta. Battezzata cravatta alla marinara, questo accessorio entra nella storia e resta ancor oggi la base delle cravatte moderne.
Nel 1926, Jesse Langsdorf, inventore newyorchese, ha l’idea di tagliare il tessuto della cravatta in diagonale, confezionandola in tre parti. Più elastica, la cravatta moderna vede la luce.
Oggi, ogni giorno, dagli scolari nepalesi ai businessmen di Manhattan, centinaia di milioni di uomini portano delle cravatte in ogni parte del globo.
Originally worn for warmth by soldiers, the tie appeared in France during the reign of Louis XIII. At that time, Croatian soldiers were recruited by the king of France. They wore a knotted scarf around their necks. Some historians even think that the word for tie in French, cravate, is a deformation of the word croate.
Around 1650 ties were worn at the court of Louis XIV. There was competition to see who could sport the most elegant and audacious apparel by adding lace and silk ribbons. This fashion spread throughout Europe.
Worn by the rich and by dandies, the tie remained fashionable during the following century. It also underwent several changes.
A more functional tie developed during the second half of the 19th century due to the influence of the industrial revolution on textiles. A new tie appeared, longer and straighter. This new style of tie, named the REGATTA, was widely worn, and is the basic model of today’s tie.
In 1926, Jesse Langsdorf, a New York inventor, had the idea of cutting the form of the tie diagonally across the fabric and of making it with three separate pieces. This gave a more supple tie. Our modern tie was born.
Today, every day, school children in Nepal, businessmen in Manhattan, and hundreds of millions of men throughout the world wear ties.
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