tie clip
The tie pin (not to be confused with the tie bar ) is a men's jewelry consisting of a pin and a decorative head and is also used to hold a tie together by inserting it through the knot.
Alternatively, a tie pin such as a tie clip is used to fix the tie halfway up the shirt. Traditionally, a festive plastron is held in place with a beaded needle. Usually only one pearl is visible on the tie pin. Since the needle is pierced through the tie, silk ties in particular can be destroyed.
history
Tie pins emerged in the 19th century in the Biedermeier period , but initially as pure jewelry for the necklaces worn at the time. Tie pins became the standard piece of jewelery with the advent of the plastron around 1860. In long ties, the pin had no real function at that time, as it was worn directly on the knot. The decorative button was decorated with a variety of motifs, including a monogram or the coat of arms . After the First World War , the pearl needle became popular. In the time of National Socialism there were tie pins with eagles and swastika , which were also given away as awards. In the 1950s, the tie bar appeared as an alternative. Today tie pins are sometimes worn as jewelry on the lapel .
literature
- Thomas Rusche: Small SOER - Breviary of clothing culture: The guide for the gentleman. Münster: LIT Verlag, 1991. pp. 243-247. ISBN 9783894731014
Individual evidence
- ^ Ingrid Loschek : Accessories. Symbolism and history . Munich 1993, p. 156 ff.