Necktie

The necktie is an item of clothing wich is worn around the collar of a shirt. It is used by men and sometimes it is used by women.

Croatia has its place in the history of the necktie, becouse it was worn by Croatian soldiers in the century 16. Around the year 1630 some soldiers and knights went to Paris to give their support to King Louis and there were a lot of Croatian soldiers wich had tradicional outfits with scarves wich were tied around their neck. This "Croatian style" enamoured the French, who were delighted by the new article of clothing becouse it was uniknown in Europe. Shortly, it became high fashion in France and later in all Europe.

The scarves were made of various materials. For common soldiers they were coarse material and silk and cotton for officers. Later, the scarves got french name "cravate" and they have become a fashion wich simbolized the culture and elegance of clothing.

The necktie are used for nice and formal clothing wich is worn by a lot of people in the world.