A discovery confirming the facts about the Croatian origin of the word “tie” Prof. Marijan Busic, a passionate promoter of the tie as a media and researcher of the history of its development, has found new facts that confirm the Croatian origin of this unique world symbol. On the historical map of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1697, one area of …

  William Barnett from Maryland wanted to share his cravat collection with the world, so he did what his fellow-townsmen are doing – he blogged. Barnett, who worked at the University of Maryland and was an avid cravat collector, had only one problem – not enough people have seen his cravats. Why does he collect cravats? “Simply because I adore …

  Dr. Ivan Merz is known as the blessed one with a cravat or the cravat saint. He was one of few saints who wore a cravat. He had worn a cravat from his school days until his death. It is interesting that about a dozen of his cravats are kept in his museum in Zagreb. When a parish priest …

  If there is a diamond cravat, why should not there be a diamond scarf also? A DreamScape diamond scarf, worth one million dollars, was presented in Las Vegas on July 1st. “The scarf won’t keep necks warm, unless it’s from the heat of 133 carats of diamonds.” The scarf was designed for a star who wished to remain anonymous. …

Columnist Patricia Kitchen writes about the cravat and men’s business world. She described her accidental encounter with two businessmen who were talking about cravats. Patricia was interested in their conversation, because they were human resources managers, and asked them how a cravat can influence one’s job interview. The manager said that it was not decisive, but the cravat had to …

  If there is a diamond cravat, why should not there be a diamond scarf also? A DreamScape diamond scarf, worth one million dollars, was presented in Las Vegas on July 1st. “The scarf won’t keep necks warm, unless it’s from the heat of 133 carats of diamonds.” The scarf was designed for a star who wished to remain anonymous. …

  The example of Raymond J. Brassard, a judge from Massachusetts, shows how much certain people appreciate the cravat even if they do not belong to the textile or the fashion industry. This judge is famous because of his demand for members of the jury to wear a cravat because they sometimes came to court in casual clothes. Judge Brassard …

When and how to start a company is a question that troubles many people. Baruch Shemtov knows the answer. Although it is usual to ask advice from a person with a lot of life and business experience, this case is somewhat different. Baruch founded a company which manufactures and sells cravats when he was only 16. The reason he started …

Three things about diamonds that are well known are that they are very valuable, they last forever and they are girl’s best friends. It could be said that the cravat as a unique fashion detail has gotten its counterpart in symbolic value. That is exactly what Indian designer Satya has done at a fashion show when he presented a diamond …

Two physicists from Cambridge made efforts to connect the cravat with cinematic theory. The distinguished physicists’ goal was to find a definition or a mathematical description of the cravat-knotting process. Fink and Mao show various ways of knotting using mathematical symbols, abbreviations, tables and formulas and compare them with stability puzzle and atomic diversity.