In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French ...

1. Place the cravat cloth around your collar with the right side extending slightly longer than the left. 2. Placing the right side over and under the left, create a loose X with the cloth, leaving ...

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 ...

Don't quit your job if you're tired of the suit and tie. After 20 years of wearing the business man's uniform, Calgary lawyer Claudius du Plooy tried to find an ascot — a men's fashion item that was a ...

THE BIG READ: The well-dressed man this year is, well ... well dressed. Experts say the gentleman look - suits, bow ties and even cravats - is the new king of male fashion. It may also be the ...

Noted cravat-wearer Nicholas Parsons has lamented the neckwear's retreat from frontline fashion. Is it about to make a comeback, asks Jon Kelly. Unfasten your top button and start polishing the brass ...