The cravat was a predecessor to what modern garment?
Cravat band" that draped over the doublet collar. It is possible that initially, cravats were worn to hide soil on shirts. Alternatively, it was thought to serve as psychological protection of the neck during battle from attack by a spear. According to the 1828 encyclopedic "The art of tying the cravat: demonstrated in sixteen lessons", the Romans were the first to wear knotted kerchiefs around their neck, but the modern version of the cravat (French: "la cravate") originated in the 1660s. During the reign of Louis XIV of France, Croatian mercenaries were enlisted in 1660 wearing a necktie called a "tour
Nick Cravat to the soil. Cravat died of lung cancer in Woodland Hills, California, on January 29, 1994, at the age of 82. He is interred at North Hollywood's Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Nick Cravat Nicholas Cuccia (pronounced "coo-cha"; January 10, 1912 – January 29, 1994), better known by his stage name Nick Cravat, was an American actor and stunt performer. Cravat was born in New York City. He took his stage name from a character in a play he had seen and liked. Cravat and Burt Lancaster met as youngsters at a summer camp in New York and became lifelong friends.