Apr 27, 2017
“The earlier falling collar had now been replaced by the neckcloth which basically was a strip of material about 1 ft (30 cm) wide and 3 ft long (90 cm), this was place round the neck and knotted in the front. The variations were in the manner of tying it, each had its own special name. The cravat was a strip of linen, lawn or muslin worn round the neck and loosely tied under the chin.”
-Jack Cassin-Scott, The Georgian Peroid