An ascot tie or ascot is a neckband with wide pointed wings, traditionally made of pale
grey patterned
silk.[citation needed] This wide
tie is usually patterned, folded over, and fastened with a
tie pin or
tie clip. It is usually reserved for
formal wear with
morning dress for daytime
weddings and worn with a cutaway
morning coat and striped grey
formal trousers. This type of dress cravat is made of a thicker, woven type of silk similar to a modern tie and is traditionally either grey or black.[citation needed] A more casual form of ascot is in
British English called a cravat, or sometimes as a day cravat to distinguish it from the formal ascot or dress cravat. The casual form is made from a thinner woven silk that is more comfortable when worn against the skin, often with ornate and colourful printed patterns.
History
The ascot is descended from the
earlier type of cravat widespread in the early 19th century, most notably during the age of
Beau Brummell, made of heavily starched linen and elaborately tied around the neck. Later in the 1880s, amongst the upper-middle-class in
Europe men began to wear a more loosely tied version for formal daytime events with daytime full dress in
frock coats or with
morning coats. It remains a feature of
morning dress for weddings today. The
Royal Ascot race meeting at the
Ascot Racecourse gave the ascot its name, although such dress cravats were no longer worn with
morning dress at the
Royal Ascot races by the
Edwardian era. The ascot was still commonly worn for business with
morning dress in the late 19th and very early 20th centuries.
Students at the
United States Army Officer Candidate School wear ascots as part of their uniform, black for basic officer candidates, blue for intermediate candidates, and white for senior officer candidates.[citation needed]Pararescue trainees (upon completion of extended training day) are given a blue ascot. In the
United States Navy the ascot is now worn for ceremonial purposes with
Enlisted Full Dress Whites and Enlisted Full Dress Blue in the
Ceremonial Guard.
In the
Dutch Army, it is a part of the uniform, for barrack use, the ascot is often in the weapon colors, and with a logo, and when in combat uniform, a DPM or desert version is used. Likewise the
Royal Danish Army employs an ascot for the ceremonial version of the barrack dress, its colors vary between each company.[1]
President
Saddam Hussein of Iraq wearing an olive green ascot as a part of his
Iraqi Army field marshal's uniform
In media
In Scooby-Doo, an American
horror comedycartoonfranchise, the
characterFred Jones wears a signature orange ascot, sometimes mistaken for a
scarf. The look was part of the
mod look for teenage and young adult men from the late-1960s era Scooby-Doo originates from,[2] and Fred's anachronistic retention of the ascot in some modern incarnations of the series becomes a source of comedy.[3]
An ascot tie or ascot is a neckband with wide pointed wings, traditionally made of pale
grey patterned
silk.[citation needed] This wide
tie is usually patterned, folded over, and fastened with a
tie pin or
tie clip. It is usually reserved for
formal wear with
morning dress for daytime
weddings and worn with a cutaway
morning coat and striped grey
formal trousers. This type of dress cravat is made of a thicker, woven type of silk similar to a modern tie and is traditionally either grey or black.[citation needed] A more casual form of ascot is in
British English called a cravat, or sometimes as a day cravat to distinguish it from the formal ascot or dress cravat. The casual form is made from a thinner woven silk that is more comfortable when worn against the skin, often with ornate and colourful printed patterns.
History
The ascot is descended from the
earlier type of cravat widespread in the early 19th century, most notably during the age of
Beau Brummell, made of heavily starched linen and elaborately tied around the neck. Later in the 1880s, amongst the upper-middle-class in
Europe men began to wear a more loosely tied version for formal daytime events with daytime full dress in
frock coats or with
morning coats. It remains a feature of
morning dress for weddings today. The
Royal Ascot race meeting at the
Ascot Racecourse gave the ascot its name, although such dress cravats were no longer worn with
morning dress at the
Royal Ascot races by the
Edwardian era. The ascot was still commonly worn for business with
morning dress in the late 19th and very early 20th centuries.
Students at the
United States Army Officer Candidate School wear ascots as part of their uniform, black for basic officer candidates, blue for intermediate candidates, and white for senior officer candidates.[citation needed]Pararescue trainees (upon completion of extended training day) are given a blue ascot. In the
United States Navy the ascot is now worn for ceremonial purposes with
Enlisted Full Dress Whites and Enlisted Full Dress Blue in the
Ceremonial Guard.
In the
Dutch Army, it is a part of the uniform, for barrack use, the ascot is often in the weapon colors, and with a logo, and when in combat uniform, a DPM or desert version is used. Likewise the
Royal Danish Army employs an ascot for the ceremonial version of the barrack dress, its colors vary between each company.[1]
President
Saddam Hussein of Iraq wearing an olive green ascot as a part of his
Iraqi Army field marshal's uniform
In media
In Scooby-Doo, an American
horror comedycartoonfranchise, the
characterFred Jones wears a signature orange ascot, sometimes mistaken for a
scarf. The look was part of the
mod look for teenage and young adult men from the late-1960s era Scooby-Doo originates from,[2] and Fred's anachronistic retention of the ascot in some modern incarnations of the series becomes a source of comedy.[3]