Regency Fashion: The Importance of the Cravat in Society

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CONCLUSION On the Importance of the Cravat in society WHEN a man of rank makes his entrée into a circle distinguished for taste and elegance and the usual compliments have passed on both sides he will discover that his coat will attract only a slight degree of attention but that the most critical and scrutinizing examination will be made on the set of his Cravat Should this unfortunately not be correctly and elegantly put on no further notice will be taken of him whether his coat be of the reigning fashion or not will be unnoticed by the assembly all eyes will be occupied in examining the folds of the fatal Cravat F 3
His reception will in future be cold and no one will move at his entrance but if his Cravat is savamment and elegantly formed although his coat may not be of the last cut every one will rise to receive him with the most distinguished marks of respect will cheerfully resign their seats to him and the delighted eyes of all will be fixed on that part of his person which separates the shoulders from the chin let him speak downright nonsense he will be applauded to the skies it will be said This man has critically and deeply studied the thirty two lessons on the Art of wearing the Cravat But again reverse the picture it will be found that the unfortunate individual who is not aware of the existence of this justly celebrated work however well informed he may be on other subjects will be considered as an ignorant pretender and will be compelled to suffer the impertinence of the fop who will treat him with disdain merely because his Cravat is not correctly disposed he will moreover be obliged to hear in silence and to approve under pain of being considered unacquainted with the
common rules of politeness all the remarks which he will thus subject himself to occasionally relieved by hearing a whisper of He cannot even put on a Cravat properly

The Art of Tying the Cravat: Demonstrated in Sixteen Lessons (1828).

 

For more on cravats:

Regency Fashion: Important Observations on Cravat Wearing – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Putting on a Cravat – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: The Cravat a l’Americaine – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Byron – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate Sentimentale – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: The Cravate en Cascade – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashions: Cravate Mathematique – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Maratte – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Gastronome – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate de Chasse – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Paresseuse – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate Romantique – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Talma – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate Casse Coeur – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate en Coquille – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Fidelite – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate a l’Italienne – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

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