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 ...

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 ...

Strange as Croatia's "Cravat Day" on October 18 may sound to an American, this celebration actually commemorates an element of national heritage. Croatia, after all, claims to have pioneered that most ...

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 ...

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 ...