National Bow Tie Day
National Bow Tie Day on August 28th encourages everyone to wear this style of bow tie with panache! It’s versatile, too. Whether you want to look dapper or humorous, this tie enables you to modify your attire to your mood and atmosphere.
The Croation mercenaries during the Prussian wars of the 17th century were the originators of the bow tie.This bow tie consisted of a scarf around the neck to hold together the opening of their shirts.Using the name cravat (which derived from the French for “Croat”), the upper classes in France soon adopted this idea.
Styles range to suit attire and occasion. This fascinating article of clothing crosses eras and generations, too. Not only that, but men and women both wear bow ties. As a fashion accessory, its statements may be bold or subtle since they come in a broad range of fabrics, colors and sizes.
Some recognizable names from history and fiction have worn bow ties and have worn them well.Winston Churchill, James Bond, Groucho Marx, Orville Redenbacher, Jerry Lewis, Bill Nye, Indiana Jones, Donald Duck and Les Nessman are just a few.The bow tie continues to carry fashion power, today.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Learn to tie a bow tie. Find your style. Then wear it fearlessly! Use #NationalBowTieDay to share on social media.
Are you an educator or do you just like to learn? Join us in the Classroom for a Bow Tie lesson, video, puzzles and more!
HISTORY
The celebration has been observed since at least 2007. However, National Day Calendar was unable to identify the founder of the day.