It is time to include also a piece of men`s fashion here

How long men wear ties or cravats? … Based on evidence it is almost 400 years, from 1635. However, it was worn by Roman legionaries for the first time. It was mostly the cold protection and not decoration.

The name “Cravates” comes from 17the century. In the time of Louise XIV there was a Charvat regiment (in French Croates). The soldiers of the regiment worn a fabric around the neck. and from this time the cravat becomes a part of men`s clothing, as a decoration.

I have to mention that Louise XIV had his own “cravat designer”.

Now we can describe cravat as a piece of fabric (made of lace, silk, fine cloth) wrapped around the neck and tied in a knot at front. We know also a word “necktie”. From this word (modern) tie comes from.

During the Regency era (early 19th century) men worn wide white cloth “scarves”.

Let me mention George Bryan “Beau” Brummell (1778 – 1840) – who was an iconic figure in Regency England and for many years the arbiter of men’s fashion. His name was associated with with good style and look (including nicely folded cravat).

The simpler the men`s fashion was, the more complicated was tying a tie. That`s why, the Biedermeier era brought several books about the art of folding a cravat.

The cravat got a little bit of color in the Victorian era.

Maybe, you may have a question – where a modern type of tie comes from. We may see the modern type of tie on Edouard Manet`s painting “The Balcony” which was exhibited at the Salon of 1869.

Personally, I really like classy wearing men.