Garment & Textile · Accessory
Tie (Necktie)
Long strip of fabric worn around neck under shirt collar.
Origin
Croatia (17th cent.)
Era
Modern
Also known as
Necktie
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Industrialist View
Charvet Paris premium; 7-fold untipped couture. Silk jacquard, silk twill.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Cut on bias (45°); 3-piece construction; hand-roll hem; 7-fold, 6-fold, 3-fold grades.
Sourcing
Silk from Como (Italy), Kiryu (Japan).
Construction & Use
Width trends: 1960s narrow, 70s wide, 90s narrow, 2010s narrow.