The four-in-hand necktie was fashionable in Britain in the 1850s. The term "four-in-hand" originally described a carriage with four horses and a driver. Some etymologic reports are that carriage drivers knotted their reins with a four-in-hand knot, and others claim the carriage drivers wore their scarves knotted 'four-in-hand.’ Either way, we feel the four-in-hand has proven a long standing tradition for classic dressing.
