publication_number US 4723422 A abstract a fabricated brooch of rigid sheet material having the general appearance of a man 39 s necktie and comprising a head portion a tail portion which is attached to the head portion and releasable fastening means connected to the head portion for releasably attaching the brooch to the collar of a shirt blouse or other garmet application_number US 90144386 A description referring first to fig1 and 2 a tie brooch embodying the general features of the present invention is generally indicated by the reference numeral 10 and has the general outward appearance of a man 39 s knotted necktie the brooch 10 comprises a head portion 12 a tail portion 14 and releasable fastening means generally indicated by the reference numeral 16 the head portion 12 is formed from a rigid planar sheet material such as gold or silver sheet metal or other rigid material which is curved out and formed in such a manner as to give the general appearance of the knot portion of a man 39 s necktie the head portion 12 comprises a top edge 18 a bottom edge 20 a front broad surface 22 and a rear broad surface 24 the front broad surface 22 is convex in a horizontal.