ZAGREB (dpa) – Probably no invention in their history makes Croats so proud as that decoration worn by millions of men around the world and which Croats first started to use more than three centuries ...

When it comes to men's fashion, the tie has long been the reigning accessory in formalwear. But what if we told you there's another contender quietly making a comeback? The cravat – once a mainstay of ...

For many in the business world, a return to work after the winter break will mean once again donning the dreaded suit and tie. The corporate neckwear is the everyday counterpart to the traditionally ...

If you're wearing a necktie to work today, you can thank (or blame) the Croatians for this stylish invention. The necktie's predecessor, a short knotted garment called the cravat, is a source of pride ...

Yesterday was Cravat Day in Croatia. The cravat, the prototype for the modern necktie, first appeared in Croatia in the seventeenth century. In belated recognition of the occasion, please enjoy this ...

The BBC’s own stylish grandfather-in-residence, Nicholas Parsons, has a clarion call for all charming gentlemen – it’s time for real men to wear cravats again. The 90-year-old Just a Minute presenter ...

The museum’s “showstopper items” include a tie made of bulletproof material, an insight into silk moth cocoons and threads under a microscope, and a 3D exhibit featuring horses. Neckties may not be ...

Croatia has a museum of taxidermy frogs, a museum of hangovers and a museum of broken relationships - and now it has a museum dedicated to the tie. The unique museum celebrates the office-wear staple ...

In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French "cravate") back to the... How the word 'cravat' came from the battlefields of 17th ...