The History of the Tie (1)

When wearing a formal suit, tie a beautiful tie, both beautiful and elegant, but also give a sense of elegance and solemnness. However, the necktie, which symbolizes civilization, evolved from uncivilization.

The earliest necktie dates back to the Roman Empire. At that time, the soldiers were wearing a scarf on their chest, which was used to wipe the sword cloth. When fighting, they dragged the sword to the scarf, which could wipe off the blood on it. Therefore, the modern tie mostly uses the stripe pattern, the origin lies in this.

The necktie has come a long and interesting way from Britain, which used to be a backward country for a long time. In the Middle Ages, the Staple food of the British was pig, beef and mutton, and they did not eat with a knife and fork or chopsticks. Since there were no shaving tools in those days, adult men had unkempt beards that they wiped with their sleeves when they soiled their beards while eating. Women often have to wash such oily clothes for men. After much effort, they came up with a solution. They hung a cloth under the men’s collar, which could be used to wipe their mouths at any time, and nailed small stones to the cuffs, which would cut the men whenever they used their sleeves to wipe their mouths. Over time, the English men gave up their uncivilized behavior, and the cloth hanging from the collar and the small stones on the cuffs became the traditional appendages of the English men’s coat. Later, it evolved into popular accessories — neckties and cuff buttons — and gradually became popular around the world. When did humans first wear ties, why did they wear ties, and what were the earliest ties like? This is a difficult question to prove. Because there are few historical materials to record the tie, there are few direct evidences to investigate the tie, and there are many legends about the origin of the tie. To sum up, there are the following statements.

The necktie protection theory holds that the necktie originated from The Germanic people. The Germanic people lived in the mountains and forests, and wore animal skins to keep warm and keep warm. In order to prevent the skins from falling off, they tied straw ropes around their necks to tie the skins. In this way, the wind could not blow through their necks, so they kept warm and kept out the wind. Later, the straw ropes around their necks were discovered by westerners and gradually perfected into neckties. Other people think that the tie originated from fishermen at the seaside. Fishermen went fishing in the sea. Because the sea was windy and cold, the fishermen tied a belt around their neck to keep them warm. The protection of the human body to adapt to the geographical environment and climate conditions at that time is an objective factor of the necktie, this kind of straw rope, belt is the most primitive necktie. The tie function theory holds that the territorial integrity belt originated because of the needs of people’s life, and had a certain purpose. There are two legends. A cloth believed to have originated in Britain as a cloth for men to wipe their mouths under their collars. Before the Industrial revolution, Britain was also a backward country. Meat was eaten by hand and then held to the mouth in large chunks. Beards were popular among grown men. In response to this uncleanliness, women hung a cloth under their men’s collars to wipe their mouths. Over time, the cloth became a traditional addition to the British coat. After the industrial Revolution, Britain developed into a developed capitalist country, people are very particular about clothing, food, housing and transportation, and the cloth hanging under the collar turned into a tie.


Post time: Dec-29-2021