Three presidents and not a necktie in sight. Are ties out of fashion?
![Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton attend a campaign fundraising event in New York on March 28.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/04/01/gettyimages-2113298626_custom-420bb81069a1159e24b40f5ebaf4fbb9a1997cd6.jpg)
Prompted by a recent photo of three U.S. presidents in suits without neckwear, fashion historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell details about how popular ties are — or aren't.
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