Tie pin

The tie pin ( not to be confused with the tie clasp ) is a men's jewelry, it consists of a needle and a decorative head and also serves for holding a tie, by being inserted through the node.

Alternatively, a tie pin as a tie clasp used to hold the tie halfway up the shirt. Traditionally a festive plastron is held with a beaded needle. Usually only a bead on the tie clip is visible. Since the needle should be inserted through the tie, silk ties can be destroyed in particular.

History

Come up the tie pins are in the 19th century in the Biedermeier period, but acting as a mere decoration for the then -borne Neck. The standard jewel tie pins were with the advent of the plastron to 1860. During long necktie needle at that time had no real function, since it was worn directly on the node. The decorative button was decorated with various motifs, sometimes with a monogram or crest. After the First World War, the beading needle became popular. In the era of National Socialism, there were tie pins with eagle and swastika, which were given away as a prize. In the 1950s came as an alternative to the tie clasp. Today, tie pins are partially worn as jewelry on the lapel.