1871 Design Black Paisley Puff Neck Tie & Adjustable Neckband

Our Scully Rangwear 1871 Black Paisley Design Puff Neck Tie is also known as a Four in Hand Neck Tie. These very Popular Old West 1871 Black Paisley Fabric Ties come Pre-Tied with an adjustable neckband / strap to fit a wide range of neck sizes and these Black Paisley Design Fabric Puff Ties require dry cleaning only.

Victorian Mens Neck Tie Fashion History

During the 1840s the shirts were made of linen or cotton with low collars, occasionally turned down, and were worn with wide Cravats or neck ties.

During the1850s, men started wearing shirts with high upstanding or turnover collars and Four in Hand Neck Ties tied in a bow, or tied in a knot with the pointed ends sticking out like "wings".

In the 1860s, men started wearing wider neckties that were tied in a bow or looped into a loose knot and fastened with a stickpin.

During the 1870s, three-piece suits grew in popularity along with patterned fabrics for shirts. Neckties were the four-in-hand and, later, the Ascot Ties. A narrow ribbon tie was an alternative for tropical climates, especially in the Americas.

History of Paisley Fabric

From roughly 1800 to 1850, the weavers of the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland, became the foremost producers of these shawls. Unique additions to their handlooms and Jacquard looms permitted them to work in five colors when most weavers were producing paisley using only two. The design became known as the Paisley pattern. By 1860, Paisley could produce shawls with fifteen colors, which was still only a quarter of the colors in the multi-color paisleys then still being imported from Kashmir.

In addition to the loom-woven fabric, Paisley became a major site for the manufacture of printed cotton and wool in the 19th century, according to the Scotland's Paisley Museum and Art Gallery. The paisley pattern was being printed, rather than woven, onto other textiles, including cotton squares which were the precursors of the modern bandanna. Being able to purchase printed paisley rather than woven paisley brought the price of the costly pattern down and added to its popularity. The key places of manufacture for printed paisley were Britain and the Alsace region of France.