Stocks and Cravats

Posted by Marie Bernadette on January 21, 1998 at 14:37:51:

In response to Regency wardrobe experts, please help!, written by Woodhouse on January 21, 1998 at 11:18:02

] With regard to gentlemen's attire, can anyone explain the difference between a STOCK and a CRAVAT?

I had this very same question until very recently. I found the answer in Late Georgian Costume: The Tailor's Friendly Instructor & The Art of Tying the Cravat published by R.L. Shep. Also in The Regency Reference Book by Emily Hendrickson there is this definition: 'Stock- about 1735 to end of 19th c. A high made-up neckcloth often of linen or cambric, stiffened with a frame of pasteboard and buckled or tied behind. Black worn by the military. A was of cellular cloth, tied twice around the neck and worn without a collar, eventually became fashionable for hunting and riding.' From the same book: 'Cravat- worn from 1660 to the end of the 19th c. A neckcloth of lawn, muslin or silk, folded around the neck, the ends tied in a knot or bow in the front.' And (also from same book): 'Neckcloth- a general term for any kind of crabat or neck-wear swathed around the neck as distinct from a collar.' I am not able to put pictures on the board directly but on Friday I can send some pictures of stocks and cravats to JennyC to post. There were dozens of ways to tie the cravat and the 'cravat book' mentioned above shows some ways as well as drawings of stocks.

REPLIES:

• Cravats 'n stuff Woodhouse 20:59:22 1/21/98 (4)
  • Well stocked... Marie Bernadette 01:30:44 1/22/98 (3)
    • Oops, I think I forgot my whalebone stiffeners this morning!! Woodhouse 08:24:34 1/22/98 (2)
      • Same pictures Marie Bernadette 14:19:45 1/22/98 (1)
        • Knotting it up at last Woodhouse 17:06:37 1/22/98 (0)

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