Necktie

A method of assembling a neck tie, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a collar assembly;
• b) providing a knot assembly, comprising;
• a first end portion having a collar loop formed thereon for retaining said collar assembly,
• an intermediate portion, and,
• a second end portion,
• said first end portion, said intermediate portion, and said second end portion being so foldable so as to form a knot during use having the appearance of a knot in a conventional tie;
• c) providing a replaceable tie assembly securable to said knot assembly;
• d) providing tie assembly securing means for securing said tie assembly to said knot assembly during use thereof, said tie assembly securing means being concealed when the tie is formed;
• e) slipping an end of said collar assembly through said collar loop;
• f) securing said tie assembly to said knot assembly;
• g) passing said intermediate portion horizontally over said tie assembly securing means to form a front face of a tie knot;
• h) passing said second end portion of said knot assembly horizontally around said tie assembly securing means;
• and,
• i) securing the end of said second end portion to a back of said knot assembly.

A tie anchor for retaining a necktie adjacent the wearer's shirt front, said necktie of the type having a front section generally exposed to view and a back section usually concealed from view, comprising:

• a) an elongated back section strip of synthetic material of the type that adheres when pressed together with a complimentary mating piece of fabric, said elongated strip being attached to a rear surface of said back section;
• b) a tie anchor attachment loop formed of said complimentary mating piece of fabric;
• c) a closed loop of elastic material threaded through said attachment loop;
• and,
• d) a clasp for separating said closed loop elastic material into a first subloop for attachment to said attachment loop and a second subloop, said second subloop being sized to efficiently engage the buttons of the wearer's shirt,
• said tie anchor adequately restraining said necktie yet allowing such substantial freedom of relative vertical movement between the necktie and the shirt front as will adequately accommodate the wearer's body movements without undo tensioning of said necktie.