Neckwear
Neckwear refers to various styles of clothing worn around the (human) neck. They are worn for fashion, combat, or protection against the influences of weather. Common neckwear today include bow ties, neckties (cravat), scarves, feather boas and shawls. Historically, ruffs and bands were worn.
- Mary Sidney wearing a ruff
- Erkki Kourula, Justice of the International Criminal Court, wearing a jabot
- German politician Dieter Reiter wearing a necktie
- George Augustus Henry Sala, wearing an ascot
- 1818 pamphlet depicting cravat knot styles
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