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The History of the Tie - VII
Disappearance of the Necktie
at Horse Races & Performances
Traditionally, these two pastimes were considered elegant and formal affairs, in which attendees dressed in a dignified and very elegant way. As we will see, these activities were also infected by the casual revolution in only a matter of years.
Horse races then…
![Black and White photographs showing well dressed men and women at Horse races in the early 20th century](images/C051_Race_1.jpg)
Kentucky Derby, early 1900s Celebrities at Hollywood Park, 1940
![Formal attire in the 1980's and 90's](images/C051_Race_2.jpg)
Princess Diana at the Royal Ascot, late 1980s Spanish horse racers with friends, 1990
![casual dress at horse races and events in the present day](images/C051_Race_3.jpg)
Del Mar Racetrack, 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2017
![Casual dress at the Del Mar racetrack in the present day](images/C051_Race_4.jpg)
Celebrities at Del Mar Racetrack, 2016
![Crowds of sloppily dressed people at the Belmont Stakes, 2015](images/C051_Race_5.jpg)
Belmont Stakes, New York, 2015
![Performances in the early 20th century](images/C051_Concert_1.jpg)
Movie theater in New York City, 1940s Vienna Philharmonic concert, early 20th century
![well dressed audiences in black and white photographs](images/C051_Concert_2.jpg)
Inauguration of London concert hall, 1951 Boston Symphony concert, 1985
![William Primrose and Leonard Bernstein in formal attire](images/C051_Concert_3.jpg)
William Primrose, violist, 1940s Leonard Bernstein, conductor, 1973
![Alexei Sultanov and Yo Yo Ma in formal attire](images/C051_Concert_4.jpg)
Pianist Alexei Sultanov in performance, 1995 Cellist Yo Yo Ma in performance, 1997
![poorly dressed modern audiences](images/C051_Concert_5.jpg)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert, 2014 LA Philharmonic executives at a concert, 2012
![Sloppy crowds at the New World Symphony](images/C051_Concert_6.jpg)
New World Symphony “Pulse” Concert, 2011
![Poorly dressed Valery Gergiev and John Adams](images/C051_Concert_7.jpg)
Conductor Valery Gergiev in concert, 2010 Composer John Adams, 2007
![Pianist Lang Lang and the Berlin philharmonic performing in casual attire](images/C051_Concert_8.jpg)
Pianist Lang Lang in concert, 2016 Berlin Philharmonic's Cellists in concert, 2008
Continued
![Blason de Charlemagne](../images/Blason.png)