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The tie, according to the Neck Accessory Association of America, has a long history of changing its development. Because of the stone age there are accessories in the neck and chest that already exist, especially for the characteristics of high strata male group.

In fact, in ancient Roman fabrics have been used to protect the neck and throat, especially by the spokesman. In its development, the Roman military soldiers used it. Evidence for wearing neckcloth accessories appeared on a stone statue in an ancient tomb, Xian, China.

Another famous neck accessory appeared at Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "ruff". The stiff collar of the white cloth resembled a large disk encircling his neck. To keep the shape, often ruff. Gradually people feel ruff-piling up to a thickness of a few centimeters that cause irritation.

Born "cravat" during the reign of Louis XIV in the 1660s. However, Croatia is more accurately referred to as the land of origin tie. It is even said that this word comes from the name of the Croatian country in the local Hrvatska language.

This corresponds to Francoise Chaile in the book La Grande Historie de la Cravate (Flamarion, Paris, 1994). "Around 1635, about six thousand warriors and knights came to Paris, employed by Louis XIII and Richelieu, their traditional dress is very interesting, a handkerchief tied around the neck in a special way.Hand handkerchief is made of various fabrics, of the same uniform , Fine cotton, to silk, this unique style soon 'conquered France', moreover it was more practical than a stiff collar, it was just tied up, with the edges untouched. "

Such as stone neck accessory, cravat beauty and how to link it with the wearer class. It is said that Beau Brummell (1778 - 1840), which influenced the development of fashion, took hours to tie his cravat.

Even superstition develops in seputaran cravat. It is said that when Napoleon Bonaparte wore a black cravat wrapped around his neck twice, he always won the war. Unfortunately, while plunging in Waterloo he wore a white cravat. Result of? He also "fell".

Cravat of the 1860s with a long end began to resemble a modern neck accessory aka tie. As the fashion shirt enters the collar, the tie is concluded beneath the chin, the long end dangling in front of the shirt. While a popular butterfly bow tie popular in the 1890s.

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