1-800-BEN-SILVER | 7 With the expansion of English universities during the late 19th century came the tradition of intercollegiate sports. Sporting colors became de rigeur and while, at first, supporters wore school colors on hat bands around the boaters, eventually someone started the practice of putting the stripes around the neck. The school tie was born, and with it the beginning of neckties as we know them today. 6 | WWW.BENSILVER.COM Univers it y stripes
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