Note that I'm wearing my black silk cravat outside my collar, as opposed to an ascot, worn inside the collar, which apparently reminds some on the forum of a certain super-sleuth from their youth...


Or the more usual way of wearing them entirely inside the shirt.


One thing that is nice about a traditional cravat/ascot is that there are different ways of wearing them. I've never worn mind inside the collar like this, as I agree it is a bit out of the ordinary these days. However, I think wearing a cravat outside the collar can be a nice alternative to a neck tie or bow tie, especially when wearing Highland dress, which is a bit outside the ordinary to begin with.

I have no doubt that if I wore my silk cravat with an ordinary suit, people might think I was a bit eccentric. But with the kilt, no one has yet commented that the cravat was out of place. In fact, more often than not, people ask where I got it!

Here's the answer:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Gentlemansjabot