Arguably they are the last vestige of the Elizabethan ruff, worn by both sexes, transformed into the falling collar with big ties, thence to the stock of cravate and onward to the tie. Men seem to have felt the need to cling to a useless scrap of fabric round the neck for many centuries.
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Date: 2006-09-26 06:12 pm (UTC)Hope it all goes really well.