# want a cravat

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-cravat/494245>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 24, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-cravat/494245 "2009-04-24T18:18:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-cravat/494245/1 "2009-04-24T18:18:12Z")

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Does anybody know a place in the Washington DC area where I can get [this?](http://www.dressedtoimpress.co.uk/scrunchies_cravats.html). I’m getting married in July and I wanted something more interesting than the usual tie. I could just order one online, but I’d like to get something that doesn’t require overseas shipping fees.

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-cravat/494245/2 "2009-04-24T18:54:00Z")

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If you can tie a regular necktie, you can tie your own cravat. There’s a whole bunch of cravats available at [etsy.com](http://etsy.com), and better formalwear shops will also have them.

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**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-cravat/494245/3 "2009-04-24T19:06:28Z")

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I was going to suggest a formalwear shop too, but I see \*\*gotti \*\*beat me to it.

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**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-cravat/494245/4 "2009-04-24T19:26:22Z")

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I know I want a formalwear shop, but my online research only turns up the striped gray ascots you get when you rent a morning coat. And most shops don’t have a website. I was hoping somebody knew a specific store I could go to.

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**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-cravat/494245/5 "2009-04-24T20:50:32Z")

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Hmm, I’m clear out here in the OTHER Washington. I guess I’m not much help.☹

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-cravat/494245/6 "2009-04-24T20:57:44Z")

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Whew. I thought you meant for everyday wear and I was going to warn you that that’s my theory as to why Michael Johns got booted from American Idol too early.

[![](http://i.usatoday.net/life/_photos/2008/04/08/ascotx.jpg) ](http://i.usatoday.net/life/_photos/2008/04/08/ascotx.jpg)

/no help at all