In this essay I intend to discuss different kinds of ties, when they were made, where they were made, what they are made of and who made them.

The Necktie.

The necktie became an established item of mans dress in the second half of the nineteenth century. Gradually the necktie evolved into four different styles of ties.

These were: the Bow Tie, the Scarf or Neckerchief, the Ascot, and the four in hands or sailors knot better known as the long tie. Different styles were adopted for particular occasions.

The Bow tie.

There are two main styles of bow ties, the butterfly and the bats wing.

The butterfly is a bow tie with broad ends and a small knot, and the bats wing was a narrower bow tie with square ends. Both of the styles are still worn today.

Scarf or Neckerchief.

The most popular kind...