Patent ID: 7373696

Claim:
A method for using a magnet in combination with a faceplate for securing a necktie to an article of clothing, the necktie comprising an ornamental end and a nonornamental end positioned behind a transverse piece of fabric secured to a rear side of the ornamental end, the method comprising the steps of: placing the magnet in a first pocket secured between an outer flap and an inner flap of the article of clothing and between two buttonholes positioned vertically along the outer flap to avoid interference with the use of the buttonholes, wherein the magnet is removably placeable in the first pocket; placing the faceplate in a second pocket secured to the rear side of the ornamental end, the second pocket being positioned between the transverse piece of fabric and the rear side of the ornamental end and between two opposing lateral ends of the transverse piece of fabric to hide the second pocket from view while permitting a normal appearance and function of the ornamental end with respect to the nonornamental end of the necktie, wherein the faceplate is removably placeable in the second pocket; and drawing the necktie toward the article of clothing to cause the faceplate to become within magnetic proximity of the magnet to cause releasable fixation of the necktie relative to the article of clothing at the location of the magnet.