Necktie

A necktie (usually just called a tie) is a piece of material worn around the neck. The modern necktie's original name was the four-in-hand tie. The modern necktie, along with the ascot and the bowtie, are all descended from the cravat. They are mainly worn by men, though they are sometimes worn by women, either as fashionable dress wear or as part of a uniform.

Tie variants

The cravat also spawned the following variants which are still worn today:

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• 19th century: Bowtie; the process of the cravat changing into the bow was gradual, and a definite line is difficult to draw.
• 1850s: Four-in-hand, see below; also known as the "Long Tie", it is the variety most people mean when they just say "tie".
• 1880s: Ascot tie.
• 1940s: Bola tie; a western tie consisting of a cord with a clasp.