I went to the pony races last week and I saw a lot of shabby gents in grey suits and dull ties. These guys needed the sartorial injection that is the cravat! What is it with the guys these days? Why don't more of you lot rock the cravat?
The cravat is debonair. The cravat is jaunty. The cravat is a little bit arrogant and when backed up by some nouse, elegance and wit arrogance is very sexy. So too are cravats.
Cravats were apparently invented by Croatians. Serbians should not be put off by this. The Croat mercenaries wore them when they fought with France in the olden days. Fighting is properly rubbish, but if you positively have to, you may as well do it with a debonair neckpiece.
The French took the Croats' cravat and whipped up some posh numbers in satins, silks and the like.
The suedeheads took them back down a notch. Just look at these two cuties. Sharp! :
Radio BBC 6 even has
cravat Wednesday lead by Marc Hughes.
And why not? We have cowboy boot Thursdays. It's only a natural extension of wardrobe indulgence. Listeners send in their photos on cravat Wednesday and get stuck up on the bulletin board.
The best place to buy cravats is the op shop. A lot of fine older gentlemen get rid of their cravats here, because they're not really part of the nursing home trackie uniform. Their loss is your gain, but be sure to avoid the hyper satin ones. Head instead for paisley, or similar light pattern. Silk is best.
How to wear it? Well, clock this fine gentleman. He's been to Paris, bought himself a cravat and now everyone knows he's not just well-travelled, but a sartorial genius.
You can get a woman to do ANYTHING when you're wearing a cravat. This chap had his lady friend apply a texta moustache while doing so. Indeed if you were wearing a cravat and you asked nicely I would probably marry you right now.
Need further evidence that this is your step to self-improvement? To wit, Gary Cooper:
