Abstract: The present invention provides articles such as garments and accessories that incorporate one or more neck ties, and methods for making these articles. The articles may include, but are not limited to, shirts, skirts, pants. outerwear (e.g., jackets, coats, and blazers), accessories (e.g., jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, belts, sashes, and wallets), and bags (e.g., handbags, shoulder bags, and clutches). The articles can be made almost entirely from neck ties or from a base material that has one or more neck ties attached. The neck ties may be attached together or onto the base material using a suitable fastening means, e.g., sewing, thread, pins, buttons, snaps, hooks, adhesives, zippers, Velcro®, or the like. The neck ties may be “deconstructed” to facilitate their attachment, for example, by removing portions of thread from the tie, and unfolding or removing pieces of fabric from the tie.