Ascot tie
Definition: "A necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them." (Dictionary.com)
Period: Beginning in the early 1890's.
Etymology: Attested from _at least 1892, so called because it was fashionable at the races in Ascot (a village near Windsor, Berkshire).
Period: Beginning in the early 1890's.
Etymology: Attested from _at least 1892, so called because it was fashionable at the races in Ascot (a village near Windsor, Berkshire).
In context:
"Uncut velvet ribbons are in favor in the finest trade for the popular Ascot tie." - Textile America: Organ of the Textile Division of Commerce by Max Jägerhuber, vol II, no 7 (Nov 27, 1897), pg 25. New York, USA.
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"Ascot ties have returned again and this time they are either very large or proportionately small. These go with the tailored waists and are mostly made of piqué. For more dressy wear, there are dainty little old-time bows made of chiffon and lace. The chiffon center is of a pale blue or pink embroidered in quaint little pink roses with their buds and leaves." - Fabrics, Fancy Goods & Notions, vol 41, no 2 (February, 1907). New York, USA.
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Referring to the feminine adaptation of the Ascot.
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Examples:
(Left to right) Stock tie with stock plain or plaited, ties knotted in Ascot, turn-over or coronation style.
From The Delineator, 1904, USA. |
Contemporary instructions:
"I close this chapter with some directions on how to tie Ascot and bow ties. They may appear rather complicated, but I have followed out each move in front of a glass, and if you do the same, you won't find any difficulty in tying your ties in the future. Begin with an Ascot tie. Put the tie round your neck, and let the ends hang level. Tie in a single knot by bringing the left-hand over the right. Pull the end slightly, so that the left-hand one covers the right. (Don't drag it away from the stud; if you find it slipping, tie the knot a little tighter.) Take hold of the left-hand end—which is on the top—and bring it upwards and inwards to the left until it is at right angles to the right. In that position the 'wrong' side of the tie (presuming that you are using a tie with a 'wrong' side) will be shown; then fold the right-hand underneath, showing the 'wrong' side in front. Pull the right-hand end through the loop which has been formed by the left-hand end. Pull the right-hand end quite through until it is at right angles to the knot, and in a line with the left hand. The knot is then made, and all you have to do is to let the two ends fall into the proper position, and then secure them with a pin. The instructions as to bringing the ends out at right angles need not be rigidly adhered to, because, as a matter of fact, the angle will vary according to the width of the tie. I recommend a man who has never tied an Ascot tie to begin with the cheapest tie he can get. A cotton one answers very well, because it is fairly stiff and costs only one shilling.
- Clothes & the Man: Hints on the Wearing and Caring of Clothes by The "Major" of To-Day (Edward Spencer) (1900), pg 175-76. New York, USA.