Neck tie with pre-manufactured knot

A neck tie, comprising:

• an elongated piece of fabric generally in the shape of a conventional neck tie, the fabric being folded on itself to form a loop positionable about a wearer's neck;
• a hollow, generally frusto-conical ring comprised of a rigid or semi-rigid base material covered by a fabric material, through which the folded fabric passes to define the loop positionable about the wearer's neck;
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• an insert-tee slidable over the foldable fabric and positionable within the ring so as to lock the ring in position relative to the folded fabric.

A neck tie comprising:

• an elongated piece of fabric generally in the shape of a conventional neck tie, the fabric folded on itself to form a loop positionable about a wearer's neck;
• a hollow, generally frusto-conical ring comprised of a rigid or semi-rigid base material covered by a fabric material, through which the folded fabric passes to define a loop positionable about the wearer's neck, wherein the ring, when positioned on the folded fabric has the appearance of a typical neck tie knot, and wherein the fabric material of the base has substantially the same appearance as the elongated piece of fabric;
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• an insert-tee slidable over the folded fabric and positionable within the ring so as to lock the ring in position relative to the folded fabric, the insert-tee comprising a generally horizontal loop and a generally vertical straight rod, wherein the rod is positioned behind at least a portion of the folded fabric so as to not be visible from the front of the neck tie wearer, and wherein the horizontal loop is positioned within the ring to lock the ring in position relative to the folded fabric.