[Ansteorra] Questions about Toga's

[Alisstassia]

To my knowledge it actually began as a cravat- a scarf.

Alisstassia del Balzo
Canton of Gates Edge

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From: ansteorra-admin at ansteorra.org [mailto:ansteorra-admin at ansteorra.org]On
Behalf Of Harris Mark.S-rsve60
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:15 PM
To: 'ansteorra at ansteorra.org'
Subject: RE: [Ansteorra] Questions about Toga's

Chass commented:
> lol believe it or ot that is how i learned to tie a tie lol.
> Um yes I could probably learn from pics

But did you learn to tie the tie from looking only at pictures
of the finished tie? Or one showing the various stages? The
staturary only gives the finished appearance.

If you figured out and learned to tie a tie from just the
finished picture, I am quite impressed.

Stefan li Rous

PS: Anyone have any idea when that useless piece of modern
fashion, the neck tie began?

> > It's really not that simple.  If you miss the tunica
> underneath (which you
> > can't always see as a separate garment in the statuary)
> then you'll never
> > get the look right.  And the draping had several required
> features that
> need
> > some explanation.  It's kind of like a modern man's necktie
> - you can
> attach
> > it around your neck in dozens of ways, but only one or two
> get the correct
> > look (and I don't know how you'd ever figure out a double
> Windsor knot
> from
> > text or a photo, lol).
> >
> > ::GUNNVOR::
>
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