History Main / ClassyCravat

* ''Webcomic/KaitenMutenmaru'': [[spoiler:As a child, Sick wore a simple cravat to emphasize his noble birth.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls" present us with Baron Marius von Fundshauser in the episode "Northwest Mansion Mystery." A young Austrian baron, his family owns a cravat and epaulet factory and rocks both of them snazzily. He becomes the target of affection for Mabel, Candy and Greta though he ends up choosing Greta (they're still together after the season and it's implied they marry in the future.)

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* [[MatchGame Charles Nelson Reilly]] often wore one, along with a DistinguishedGentlemansPipe.

* Lucas, the male PC, wears one in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokemon Platinum]] to go with his more winter-themed attire.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls" present us with Baron Marius von Fundshauser in the episode "Northwest Mansion Mystery." A young Austrian baron, his faily owns a cravat and epaulet factory and rocks both of them snazzily. He becomes the target of affection for Mabel, Candy and Greta though he ends up choosing Greta (they're still together after the season and it's implied they marry in the future.)

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* The cockpit hatch on the front of ''BigO'''s neck is designed to look like one, fitting with the classy ArtDeco meets SteamPunk aesthetic of the series.

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* In Fanfic/FlashFog, Rarity outfits Fluttershy with one of these to make her look like a proper authority figure.

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* In ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'', Humpty Dumpty wears an ornate wrap for which, due to his [[{{Cephalothorax}} head also being his body]], Alice is uncertain whether it is a cravat or a belt. He insists that it is a cravat, and is most concerned with its fineness, this highlighting his pomposity and also [[{{Bathos}} the absurdity of his being an anthropomorphic egg]].

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* Before he joined D-Generation X and shortened his name to Triple H, he was Hunter Hearst Helmsley, a Connecticut blue-blood who used to wear slik shirts with a cravat.
** In WCW before that, he was Jean-Paul Leveque, the same basic character and outfit but with a French accent.

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** [[CrazyAwesome It also dispenses tissues.]]

** The Fourth Doctor starts out wearing a square silk scarf instead of a tie, but switches to these as his character develops into an EccentricMentor authority figure rather than just CrazyAwesome.

A cravat is a strip of cloth originating from Croatia that is wrapped and tied around the neck, sometimes embellished with lace or other decals. It's a predecessor to the necktie, and a common accessory in 17th to 19th century men's fashion.

A cravat is a strip of cloth wrapped and tied around the neck, sometimes embellished with lace or other decals. It's a predecessor to the necktie, and a common accessory in 17th to 19th century men's fashion.

* When the {{Shinsengumi}} make the switch from traditional Japanese garb to Western-style uniforms in ''VideoGame/{{Hakuouki}}'', Hijikata and Sanan's new uniforms include stylish cravats.

* Prince Sidon in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' wears one, despite not wearing any clothes due to him being a Zora (aquatic race of fish people).

* Mystery writer and radio host Simon Brimmer in the 1970s television series ''ElleryQueen'' wore an ascot in 1940s New York City. He projects an image of himself as AManOfWealthAndTaste in contrast to Ellery's absent-minded genius.

* [[PrincelyYoungMan Austria]] of ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' wears one often, even into the modern day, as he tends to dress in [[FashionDissonance classic or outdated fashions]].

More often than not, a character who wears a cravat will be quite a proponent of the GoodOldWays - if they're not already living in YeGoodeOldeDays, that is (which they often are). Typically, they will be of BlueBlood or TheBeautifulElite. The more elaborate the cravat is, the more aristocratic (or [[UpperClassTwit pompous]]) the character wearing it will be.

[[caption-width-right:308:We have no "Objection!" to his fashion sense.]]

* Emperor Jillius from ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}}: Empire of Dreams tops off his fancy robe with a frilly cravat adorned with a purple jewel.