One of my favorite things about doing this podcast is looking at things in everyday life and wondering if they still have the same purpose they did when they were invented. This week’s subject is a bit ambiguous. It’s most notably known for bringing a pop of color and whimsy to an otherwise drab suit, but aside from that, it’s more seen as form over function. Yet it’s so ubiquitous and has been around for hundreds of years, showing no signs of going out of fashion, despite many men counting down the minutes until they can loosen theirs every day.

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Sources:

• A Twisted History of Neckties - The Washington Post
• The Evolution of the Necktie - Tie-a-tie.net
• The Origins of the Neck Tie - Today I Found Out
• A Point of View: The language of ties - BBC
• The Finest Neckties - Forbes
• Beau Brummell and the Birth of Regency Fashion - The Jane Austen Centre
• The Male Necktie - Hack Writers
• The Art of Tying the Cravat - Jane Austen’s World
• Un-American? Obama’s Ties Of A Different Stripe - Granite Grok
• Red vs. Blue: Why Necktie Colors Matter - Live Science
• "Power Ties" Are Actually Powerless - Psychology Today
• The Long, Red History of the Power Tie - Racked
• What the Color of Your Tie Says About You - BBC