2,000 Years of the Necktie: Turtleneck: The Anti-Tie?

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Turtleneck: The Anti-Tie?

by David Johnson

Neckties Through the Ages

Introduction
210 B.C.
China's First Emperor
113 A.D.
Did Romans Wear Ties?
17th Century
Croatian Cravats for the King of France
Cravats Go to England
Real Men Wear Lace
18th Century
Cowboy Bandannas from India
Sailing the Seven Seas
19th Century
Business Suit Takes Shape
Cambridge & Oxford School Ties
Ties Fit for Officers and Gentlemen
Bow Ties Center Stage
A Tie Singing Dixie
Lord Byron's Legacy
Women Tie the Knot, Too!
20th Century
Paris Presents Designer Ties
Celebrities & Rock Stars
Ascots Cross Finish Line
Bolo: The Tie That Won the West
Turtleneck: The Anti-Tie

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The turtleneck could be called the anti-tie. British writer Noel Coward started wearing colored turtlenecks in the 1920's and created a new fad. French intellectuals and their counterparts in the United States popularized black turtlenecks in the 1950s.