Ascots

[Two Types]

Things have been a bit slow on the cravat front recently. However, this was irresistible. A riding scene by 'A Favourtie Cravat':

The man in the foreground appears to be dressed for fox hunting, whilst the one to the rear appears to be a jockey.

 

[esteban68]

Nice find TT, 50's I guess?

 

[Two Types]

I'd say so.

 

[Gin&Tonics]

I wonder if anyone on FL wears their ascot in the more formal under-the-collar over the shirt style, tucked into a waistcoat? I'm quite fond of the effect, as seen here on an image from Gentleman's Emporium:

I prefer to wear mine this way.

 

[Two Types]

Another sporting themed cravat:

 

[Two Types]

This is an odd one: no label - cut to a design I have never seen before - feels and looks very old.

 

[Davey_Speedstar]

That finish makes it look home-made...I wonder if once-upon-a-time there was a matching shirt

 

[Edward]

The man in the foreground appears to be dressed for fox hunting, whilst the one to the rear appears to be a jockey.

Agreed, on basis not only of the clothes, but also riding position. To the best of my knowledge (it's not something in which I have ever been or desired to be involved), members of a hunt ride in the traditional, upright position. Jockeys all now utilise instead the "monkey crouch" riding position (sitting with the legs bent, higher up and a little farther forward on the horse), first introduced into the UK by American Todd Sloan in 1897. The figure you identify as a jockey looks to my eyes to be in a distinctly different riding position, which would be consistent with the "monkey crouch".

I wonder if anyone on FL wears their ascot in the more formal under-the-collar over the shirt style, tucked into a waistcoat? I'm quite fond of the effect, as seen here on an image from Gentleman's Emporium:

I prefer to wear mine this way.

Only with morning wear. Not that I'm stating that as a rule, mind - it's merely my own preference. Far more typically when I wear a cravat it's in a more casual environment where inside the shirt is appropriate. I'm more inclined to a bow or four in hand for wearing over the top of the shirt.

This is an odd one: no label - cut to a design I have never seen before - feels and looks very old.

Looks like a distinctly different texture than would be the usual...

That finish makes it look home-made...I wonder if once-upon-a-time there was a matching shirt

Could well be that a favourite old shirt finally wore out, but the cloth was allowed to live on as a home-made cravat... I have a couple of shirts I plan to have crafter into pocket squares when the Shirt-Reaper comes for their collars and cuffs.

 

[tealseal]

Grabbed a cravat off Amazon a few months ago. Took it out for a drive a few days ago. Question: Are they supposed to be visible above the top of the collar, or should they only be worn with high collars, or is there a way to prevent this phenomenon?

 

[Two Types]

Here is another one: a rather vivid gold paisley from Tootal:

 

[Two Types]

I have tried to stop buying cravats: i have lots of them and don't wear them as often as I used to. However, i couldn't resist this. It's by 'A Favourite Cravat'. It's cotton (rather than silk or rayon) and i love the design. It reminds me of the sort of design used for curtains in the UK in the 1950s.

 

[MarkL]

You might as well give up trying to stop purchasing cravats. It's hopeless for us cravat/ascot lovers. I've tried too, but it just does not work. I have evidence of that in the 3-cravats that just arrived in today's post from Swagger and Swoon in the UK!!!!

 

[vwdolly]

Things have been a bit slow on the cravat front recently. However, this was irresistible. A riding scene by 'A Favourtie Cravat

Very nice!

 

[wimbledonballs]

Tay Turnbull and Asser
You can buy them online they are the best Cravats that you can get here in London

 

[Two Types]

I found two Tootal cravats last week in a charity shop in Kettering, Northants. These were 20p each.

 

[esteban68]

here's one I got at the weekend, no markings at all and made out of cotton?

the photo makes it look a bit washed out but in reality it's quite bright still with very little fading.

 

[Nigel]

I recently bought my first cravat, the wife likes it which surprises me. Have only wore it out once and around the house to "get acquainted" with wearing one. I can see me adding a few more to my collection. Oh and the good part, it was only £3.20.

 

[esteban68]

that's really rather nice Nigel, good find.

 

[Two Types]

Esteban - I can't tell from the picture (working on an awful PC at the moment) but are those foxhounds on the cravat? It looks like a good one to me. There seems to be large numbers of horse racing/fox hunting designs available.

 

[esteban68]

yes...foxhounds , horses heads, horse shoes over crossed riding crops, and horse and riders