Fathers Day Wishes

Since time immemorial, the necktie has come to represent male identity in many nations and cultures. And now, it's probably the strongest symbol for fathers and Father's Day. And it's unmistakably the supreme gift when it comes to Father's Day (mostly the third Sunday in June). The Father's Day necktie has a fairly long history attached to it. Now, if you're keen on knowing the history of necktie, read on:

Etymology-the word 'necktie' has its roots in French "cravatte", which again can be traced back to the Croatian "croatta".

Louis XIV of France spread the rage on seeing this fabric around the neck of the Croatian soldiers. From then on, Croatia is considered to be the mother country for today's necktie.

History And Trends-the necktie exists as a symbol of social status from ancient civilizations to modern times. It was used by royalty in Rome, China and Egypt and continued evolving with time. The necktie was fashioned on shapes and styles of tying. The popular models were to wear the necktie representing the countries of origin-Russian, American, Italian, Irish-experimented with such a model of the necktie. And, in between they had colored stripes with black backgrounds. But this black background was gradually replaced with time. Modern ones came after World War I and the dark, black backgrounds of the necktie were replaced with bright colors.

Modern necktie was born with the design of Jessie Lansford from New York. This happened in 1924. The necktie was cut on the 45 degree bias, divided into 3 parts, and then sewn up. Lansford sold his patent later. After World War II, artificial silk was used to make neckties. Large ones prevailed in the 70s and narrow ones popped up in the 80s. Eastern patterns were also incorporated in the designing of the necktie. The necktie became more innovative and imaginative in the 90s-elements from cartoon, ecology, carpet, art, architecture made their presence felt in the necktie designs. And designer neckties with new fabrics came in the 21st century. Wool, satin, silk, Teflon was clubbed, mixed and matched to produce unconventional designs in the necktie.

Movements-the necktie also became the canvas of portraying beliefs and principles of some significant historical movements. They were used as a means to reflect psychological and social messages. The Futurists made an anti-necktie out of a hard shining metal; the Surrealists depicted everything from dreams to daily life; the necktie was burnt down by the Feminists and the laborers as a patriarchal, authoritarian symbol; then came the pop-art approach: Marilyn Monroe appeared for the first time on a necktie.