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Don't Let Neckwear Choices Tie You In Knots

By Jeanne Winnick Brennan and Carol McCain

As the dark and rainy days of winter linger on and baseball still hasn’t started, you may find yourself searching for signs of new life — shoots of tender green grass, fat red robins, bright yellow crocuses — colors that hint of spring and more sunlight to come.
    You’re not alone. People everywhere are feeling color-deprived. Pouring over paint chips and seed catalogs for your home and garden needs can only take you so far.
    Psychologically speaking, you need to put some color back in your life, and you can without waiting for Mother Nature or spring training. Break out of the winter doldrums and inject your tired wardrobe and psyche with a new tie or accessory in a fresh springtime color. 
    In his book, “Tie Yourself in Knots,” self-published by Michael J. Landman, also known as the “Tie Wizard,” says dozens of theories exist on the early history of men’s neckties.

A Dying Custom for Chinese Warriors
“As with many other articles of men’s fashion, it would appear the concept of neckwear originated with the military. It is believed that Chinese Warriors of the second century B.C. were buried with their neckties on and that Roman legionnaires in 200 A.D. sported scarf-like neckties,” he says.
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