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Billy Porter -

The always super stylish Billy Porter attends a New Year's Eve party in New Orleans. His cravat replicates a Regency-style neckcloth.

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Robert Downey Jr. -

Robert Downey Jr. swaps the traditional tie for a more casual cravat for the 2008 'Iron Man' premiere at Warner Moderno Cinema in Rome, Italy.

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Madonna -

One of the most influential figures in popular culture, Madonna is as much about fashion as she is music. While always a trendsetter, the singer often goes "vintage," appearing in costumes that draw on 18th and 19th-century fashion trends. She's photographed here in Regency-style attire, complete with ruffled necktie.

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Anthony Hopkins -

Anthony Hopkins has obviously loosened his cravat for photographers at the 2010 'The Wolfman' premiere in Hollywood.

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Ashton Kutcher -

A trendy-looking Ashton Kutcher arrives at the Bally and Vanity Fair Hollywood Domino Game Night in West Hollywood, California.

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Rupert Everett -

English actor Rupert Everett accessorizes with a multicolored cravat while out on the town in London.

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Michael Sheen -

Welsh actor Michael Sheen, a UNICEF Ambassador, dresses for the occasion at the 2015 UNICEF Halloween Ball at One in London.

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Ringo Starr -

This Beatle is all smiles and blue cravat at the 2008 Chelsea Flower Show held in London.

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Robert Redford -

Taking time out from filming 'Downhill Racer' in 1969, Robert Redford reclines in waistcoat and cravat, and looks effortlessly relaxed.

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Manolo Blahnik -

Spanish fashion designer Manolo Blahnik is renowned for his high-end footwear, but he's always immaculately dressed from top to bottom. Here he is in 1974 wearing a checked wool suit from Nutter's of Savile Row, belted with a scarf and accessorized with a cream cravat and pink shirt.

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Mick Jagger -

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is pictured in London in 1970 looking very velvet and wearing his cravat in a deliberately disarray manner.

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Warren Beatty -

One of Hollywood's hottest tickets in the late 1960s and throughout the '70s, '80s, and '90s, Warren Beatty's womanizing and high-profile romantic relationships received as generous a media coverage as his fashion.

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Errol Flynn (1909–1959) -

Hollywood swashbuckler Errol Flynn looked as dashing off screen as he did in front of the cameras.

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Cary Grant (1904–1986) -

One of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men, English-born American actor Cary Grant always exuded a debonair demeanor.

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Clark Gable (1901–1960) -

Clark Gable, photographed later in life, replete in blazer and polka dot cravat in a Hollywood publicity shot.

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Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015) -

Known to millions of 'Star Trek' fans as Spock, Leonard Nimoy changed his look for the US television series 'Mission: Impossible.' He's seen here around 1970 in a striped shirt and a paisley patterned cravat worn for a publicity portrait.

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John Wayne (1907–1979) -

"The Duke" was more comfortable in the saddle, but cowboy John Wayne could draw on a real sense of style in public.

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Truman Capote (1924–1984) -

American novelist, short story writer, and playwright Truman Capote enjoying the spotlight at the first anniversary party of New York City's Studio 54 in 1978.

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John Huston (1906–1987) -

Gravel-voiced, flint-faced John Huston could turn on the style when needed. The film director, screenwriter, and actor is seated with an equally fashion conscious Mae West (1893–1980).

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Elvis Presley (1935–1977) -

One of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, Elvis Presley was always a snazzy dresser. This image of a suited Presley with cravat became the cover of the 1958 'Kid Creole' album.

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Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019) -

Revered fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld was recognized for his signature white hair, black sunglasses, and high, starched, detachable collars, which he'd complement with a tie and occasionally a cravat or bow.

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Peter O'Toole (1932–2013) -

The star of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) was known better off screen for his hell-raising antics. Never one for formal attire, the actor was often seen in denim and a cravat tied loosely around his neck.

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Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) -

A cravat was de rigueur for one of cinema's greatest actors, Laurence Olivier.

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Johnny Cash (1932–2003) -

The "Man in Black" chose to wear a blue vest and white cravat for his 1970 performance at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

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Bette Davis (1908–1989) -

One of the greatest female stars of the classical Hollywood era, Bette Davis was also in demand as a fashion model. Here she is wearing a pinstripe suit and cravat in a promotional portrait for the aptly titled 'Fashions of 1934.'

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Fernando Rey (1917–1994) -

Sporting a cravat, Spanish actor Fernando Rey is all smiles after having received a prize at Cannes for his role in 'Elisa, My Love' (1977).

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Prince (1958–2016) -

Prince's flamboyant and androgynous persona extended to his preferences in fashion, which often included wearing flowing scarves and neckties.

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