Apparel Accessory and Methods of Assembly

Abstract

A modified necktie apparel accessory and method of assembly is disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparel accessory comprising:
 a necktie including a shell, a middle section, a tail and a blade,   a taut elastic band sewn along the vertical center of the necktie, wherein the elastic creates folds in the necktie, wherein pleating of the folds is held by stitches passed through the pleats, and   an ornament fixed to the necktie, wherein the ornament is located over the pleating.   
     
     
         2 . The apparel accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising multiple elastic bands sewn parallel to the vertical center of the necktie. 
     
     
         3 . The apparel accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic bands are sewn on the interior of the shell. 
     
     
         4 . The apparel accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic bands are sewn on the exterior of the shell. 
     
     
         5 . The apparel accessory of  claim 4 , wherein the elastic bands are sewn on the back of the necktie. 
     
     
         6 . The apparel accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic bands are sewn on the tail of the necktie. 
     
     
         7 . The apparel accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic bands are sewn on the blade of the necktie. 
     
     
         8 . The apparel accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic bands are sewn on the middle section of the necktie. 
     
     
         9 . The apparel accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the pleating is selected from the group consisting of:
 vertical accordion, knife, box, double box, inverted, rolled, military box, asymmetric and combinations thereof.   
     
     
         10 . A method of assembly of an apparel accessory,
 sewing a taut elastic band along the vertical center of a necktie, wherein the necktie also includes a shell, a middle section, blade, and a tail, wherein the elastic creates folds in the necktie,   pleating along the elastic,   securing the pleats with stitches passed through the pleats, and   sewing an ornament onto the pleats.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein pleats are selected from the group consisting of:
 vertical accordion, knife, box, double box, inverted, rolled, military box, asymmetric and combinations thereof.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein sewing the elastic further comprises multiple elastic bands sewn parallel to the vertical center. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising knotting the necktie. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising sewing the ornament to the knot of the necktie and to the pleating. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising sewing a taut elastic band onto the blade of the necktie. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising sewing a taut elastic band onto the middle section of the necktie. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising sewing a taut elastic band onto the tail of the necktie. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising sewing a taut elastic band in the interior of the necktie. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising sewing a taut elastic band in the exterior of the necktie. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16  further comprising sewing a taut elastic band onto the back of the necktie.