For decades, the necktie was fashion’s most predictable accessory. It followed clear rules: centered beneath the collar, knotted neatly, and hanging just long enough to graze the belt. Most men ...

Bizarre attempts to revive the necktie are leaving us cold. By Jacob Gallagher Hasn’t the tie been through enough? It has been declared “dead” in more news articles than are worth recounting. And many ...

The bow tie’s history dates back to the 17th century when Croatian mercenaries fighting in the Thirty Years’ War tied cravats—long strips of fabric—around their necks to keep their collars closed.