Every man will one day have to wear some sort of necktie. Through my research I will try to answer these questions and many more. After the victory, the Croatians returned to the King to celebrate their victory. Chaille describes the two factors that made the cravat take off in popularity.
History can be fuzzy.
The word cravat is said to be the from the word croate which means Croatian in French. Chaille says the word may have first been used in France to describe strip of parchment or even clothing. Many variations on the cravat have and will continue to be made. The simple act of touching the knot was cause for a dual. Male chest display can be seen today by the puffing and pounding of the chest of Gorillas.