The Evolution Of Neckties
Author: Phill Kid

During the year 1880s the British Military changed its bright
uniform colors to avoid easy capture by their enemies. The
Color of the British Uniform was felt too bright so hat the
soldiers became obvious targets even in darkness. The uniform
was changed to a more subdued color. But they kept the
traditional colors were retained in their neckties and they
continued to have the traditional colors and stripes. These
ties varied with different regiments and they were included in
the new uniforms also.

When the necktie stripe of The Royal Rifle Corps holds the
colors of green and scarlet, the Artists' Rifles were made with
black, gray and red colored neckties. It was green and blue
striped neckties that were worn by the Inns of the Court.

Very strict rules held with the persons who may wear more than
200 regimental ties. At that time the great London's consumer
product stores questioned their customers, upon their right to
wear one particular tie. This gave rise to the increased demand
for exclusively designed neckties and various persons began to
collect the neckties and the collection became a passion. The
collections of rare ties increased manifolds as the demand
increased and the people were ready to pay any cost for rare
ties and the rare tie's holders sold them for thousands of
dollars.

Although it's very hot in American south to wear lace or silk
cravats the plantation owners of the early 1800s want to show
their superiority in the society by wearing wide ribbons tied
in bows. During these times the wearing of the wide ribbon bows
was taken as a show of status and class
That bows when matched with low collared shirts were known as
"Plantation Tie" and that was the first American Neckwear.

In the western territory mainly at The Mississippi River Boat
culture, these ties began to emerge for the first time among
the river gamblers. The great writer Mark Twain wanted to show
himself with these types of neckties in his paintings. Later on
these ties took place in the Riverboat Gambler's uniforms. These
ties matched with a fancy white shirt and a light suit. Nowadays
the main supporter for these plantation ties is Colonel Sanders
of chicken fame who never wanted to show him without these
ties.

These Plantation ties were often used by country music singers
and square dancers in their costumes. These they felt added to
their beauty and fancy of their robes and these ties were even
used as identification for a particular group or type of music
and dance they were performing.


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