A necktie, or simply a tie, is a piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat, and often draped down the chest.
A necktie with a tie clasp
Pleated silk satin stock, Boston, c. 1830. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, AC1998.78.1
Mathew Brady wearing a tie in 1875
A collection of different colors of ties
In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing construction professionals, a collar is differentiated from other necklines such as revers and lapels, by being made from a separate piece of fabric, rather than a folded or cut part of the same piece of fabric used for the main body of the garment.
William Shakespeare in a sheer linen collar of the early 17th century, a direct ancestor of the modern shirt collar.
Image: Japanese market pointerbrand wool band collar jacket (9598148489) (cropped)
Image: Actor John Barrymore (SAYRE 2535)
Image: Portrait of Hannah Fry (by Andrew Geddes)