Have you ever heard of Superman? And Spiderman? Have you ever noticed something missing on them? They are missing a tie! That round neck gives them away. Those are first sentences of Ivana Keser Battista’s article published in a newspapers “Local – Global” which are part of her project “The exhibition of the local newspapers” produced for exhibition “Manifesta I” …
Symbolic potential of the cravat as a medium
In the 17th century during the Thirty Years War, the French loved the scarves they saw around the necks of Croatian soldiers. They were simple, colourful, fluttering and tied in an elegant way. They were completely opposite to their starched high-lace collars. They named that scarf after Croats – la cravat. Why did Croatian soldiers wear the scarves? In Croatian …
Quoutes
Some of the most famous quotations about the cravat are available here. The mysticism and the symbolic of the cravat is best seen in the sentences of famous people who considered the cravat not only an accessory, but a way of living and contemplating. A well-knotted cravat is the first serious step in a man’s life. Oscar Wilde La …
What does a cravat say?
There is no colour, pattern or shape that popular psychology will not associate with a certain character trait. According to some psychologic research, in their stripes, colours, squares and dots cravats hide habits, vices and whims of their owners. If one is interested in making witty remarks when passing someone in the street, here is a list of necktie colours …
Cravat in history
A cravat, symbol of culture and elegance, is associated with Croats. They have not actually patented it, but they spread it as an accesorry across Europe in the 17th century. Then it became and, to this day, remained a necessary article of clothing under the name of Croatia. What is the histoy of the cravat? After Turkish attacks, the Croatian …
Croatian silk
The main goal of the project “Croatian silk” is to revive the tradition of sericulture in Croatia. The purpose of the project is preservation of old handicrafts (silkworm breeding, silk weaving and dying) and renewal of old sericulture know-how and technologies. One of the goals is to revive family farming, develop alternative ways of earning in rural areas, stimulate employment …
Installation – A Cravat around Dubrovnik
The project “A tie around Dubrovnik” is planned for the year 2009. The project’s basic characteristics are knotting a cravat around the Old Town walls, and its lower part will be placed in the sea. The estimate is that this spectacular installation will be recognized around the world and that millions of people will see it.
Monograph on etiquette and cravats
A cravat is a symbol of polite and elegant behavior. This monograph presents basic modern etiquette, including all aspects of the culture of clothing.
Cravat monograph
Academia Cravatica collects and prepares documents, photo-materials and texts for multilingual photo-monograph under the working title “Croatia-homeland of cravat”. The book is going to present the cravat phenomenon as a Croatian invention in a popular documentary manner. Croatia will be presented as the homeland of cravat and it will also present the development of Croata fashion brand from its beginning …
A play – The first cravat
The opening night of the play The first tie was on 12th November 2005 in Oktogon in Zagreb. The historical framework of the play is the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). The play is about a young Croatian soldier Ivan who is on the battlefield. The centre of the play’s dancing sequences is a scarf, a symbol of love and fidelity …