The history of Necktie History had an
important event in its course when in the 1880s the British Military decided to
give out its bright colored uniforms as they helped enemies to notice easily.
The British Army had the distinction of wearing very bright uniform with was a
very easy target for their enemies even in the dim lights. The awareness to
change the uniform for the entire British Military took place in the early
1880s. After this the Uniform was changes so that there were no bright stripes
and lines on the Uniform and the full uniform was made to have a more subtle
look.
But the military refused
old colors only in their uniforms and those bright Colors and the stripes
continued with their neckties. These ties not only remained in their old colors,
but they created new uniforms for each regiments.
One of the regiment The
Royal Rifle Corps were allotted with rifle green and scarlet ties and for
Artists Rifles they were changed to black, gray and red colors. For Court Inns
the stripes colors were green and blue.
In the Military circles
it was strictly followed that a person should were ties from more than 200
regimental ties. Even some time Londons
greatest shopping stores questioned their customers right for wearing a
particular tie. These demands and changes in the custom of wearing the neckties
had a phenomenal increase in the demand for exquisitely designed neckties and
the neckties came to be sold in a variety of colors and designs. This increased
the customers eagerness to buy some of the rarely available ties. This gave
rise to the enormously popular necktie rare collections and many persons who
were the owners of those precious ties exchanged them for thousands of dollars.
In America where
the climate is not so conducive for the wearing of neckties, it seemed so
uncomfortable to wear lace or silk cravats in the hot American south. The
plantation owners of those times in the American continent, who were powerful
and opulent, made a custom of wearing wide ribbons only to show their social powers.
These the plantation owners wore wide ribbons that are tied in bows around
their necks and these were made a compulsory item of their regular attire.As
this can be worn with a low collared shirt,this plantation tie was the origin
of American neckwear. All the development to the modern Necktie could be traced
back to this modest wide ribbon bow.
This tie soon become
part of Mississippi River boat Culture of the
west. The famous writer Mark Twain also wanted to show his picture with wearing
a plantation tie.The Riverboat Gamblers soon accepted this tie in their uniform
with a fancy white shirt and a light suit. Today the leading supporter for this
plantation tie is Colonel Sanders of chicken fame,who always wanted to picture
him with these ties.
These plantation ties
are often worn by Country music singers and square dancers.