Elements of fashion collars

CLASSIC STRAIGHT POINT COLLAR• clearly distinguishable by the small spread between the collar points.. NARROW STRAIGHT POINT COLLAR • another version of the straight point collar, howev

COLLAR

MEN'S SHIRT COLLAR

1.  Co llar Po ints  - The tips of the collar

2.  Co llar Po int Le ngth – The distance from the Collar Points

to where they meet the Collar Band

3.  Co llar Band- the piece of fabric that wraps around the neck

4.  Co llar He ight- The height of a folded collar as it fits on the

neck

5.  Tie  Space – The distance between the top of the folded

collar parts when the shirt is buttoned

6.  Spre ad – The distance between

CLASSIC STRAIGHT POINT COLLAR

• clearly

distinguishable by the small spread between the collar points.

• On this particular

example, we see a 3/4 inch tie space and a collar point length of about 2 3/4 inches. 

NARROW STRAIGHT POINT COLLAR

• another version of the

straight point collar, however in this version notice the even smaller spread between the collar points accentuated by the lack of a tie space

altogether. 

• The collar point length

here is closer to 3 1/2 inches, a clear indicator that this collar is meant to help a round faced man look less plump

BUTTON DOWN POINT COLLARS

• The button-down point collar

style is most often seen on more casual shirts

• These collars have small

buttonholes at the very tip of each point, corresponding to a small button on each side of the shirtfront

• While this collar can be worn

successfully with a tie, it is the least formal of all the collar choices and is an excellent choice for the man looking to leave the tie behind.

BUTTON DOWN POINT COLLARS

• The button-down point collar

style is most often seen on more casual shirts

• These collars have small

buttonholes at the very tip of each point, corresponding to a small button on each side of the shirtfront

• While this collar can be worn

successfully with a tie, it is the least formal of all the collar choices and is an excellent choice for the man looking to leave the tie behind.

BERTHA COLLAR

• A wide, flat, round collar,

often of lace or sheer

fabric, worn with a low

neckline in the Victorian era and resurrected in the 1940s

• The same as the wing collar,

but with rounded tips

Popularised by fictional

detective Hercule Poirot

BUTTERFLY COLLAR

CAPE COLLAR

• A collar fashioned like a

cape and hanging over the shoulders

CHELSEA COLLAR

• A woman's collar for a low

V-neckline, with a stand

and long points, popular in the 1960s and 1970s

• A band collar worn as part

of clerical clothing

CLERICAL COLLAR

SHAWL COLLAR

COSSACK COLLAR

• A high standing collar opening to one side and frequently

trimmed with embroidery; popular under the influence of the

1965 film Doctor Zhivago.

DOUBLE ROUND COLLAR

A turn down collar with rounded tips

EDWARDIAN COLLAR

A high stiff collar such as the Canadian hockey

commentator/celebrity Don Cherry wears The opposite of slovenly, but not actually formal

ETON COLLAR

• A wide stiff buttoned collar forming part of the uniform of Eton

College starting in the late 19th century

FALLING BAND

A collar with rectangular points falling over the chest, worn in the 17th century and remaining part of Anglican clerical clothing into the 19th century

FICHU COLLAR

• A collar styled like an

18th-century fichu, a

large neckerchief

folded into a triangular

shape and worn with

the point in the back

and the front corners

tied over the breast

HIGH NECK

COLLAR

• A collar that covers all

or most of the neck, popular among women

in Edwardian times

HRH COLLAR

• A shirt collar created by Charvet for Edward VII, which became

very popular at the end of the 19th century

other tall styles by

the lack of tabs at

the front

J ABOT COLLAR

• A standing collar with a

pleated, ruffled, or

lace-trimmed frill down the front

J OHNNY COLLAR

A style with an open, short neck and a flat, often knit

V-collar

• the un-starched, flat,

protruding collar of a tennis shirt, invented by René

Lacoste

LACOSTE COLLAR

A small standing collar, open at the front, based on traditional Manchu or Mongol-influenced Asian garments

MAO COLLAR

A short, almost

straight standing collar folded over, with the points

extending only to the base of the

band,

characteristic of the Mao suit

MEDICI COLLAR

1540s and 1550s, after similar styles seen in portraits of Catherine de' Medici.

MIDDY COLLAR

• A sailor collar (from midshipman),

popular for women's and children's clothing in the early 20th century

NAPOLEONIC COLLAR

• So called because of its

association with Emperor

Napoleon I Bonaparte's military

uniforms A turnover collar, fairly

rigid in construction and open at

the front, similar to a Nehru

collar but much higher and

generally shaped to frame the

wearer's neck and lower head;

this was a design feature that

William Belew incorporated into

Elvis Presley's "stage uniforms" in

his later years

NEHRU COLLAR

• A small standing collar, meeting at

the front, based on traditional

Indian garments, popular in the 1960s with the Nehru jacket

NOTCHED COLLAR

• A wing-shaped collar with a

triangular notch in it Often seen in blazers and

blouses with business

suits Also, rounded

notched collars appear in

many forms of pajamas

PETER PAN COLLAR

A flat, round-cornered collar, named after the collar of the costume worn

in 1905 by actress Maude Adams in her role as

Peter Pan and particularly associated with little girls' dresses

PIERROT COLLAR

• A round, flat, limp collar

based on the costume

worn by the Commedia

dell'Arte character Pierrot

POET COLLAR

• A soft shirt collar, often with

long points, worn by

Romantic poets such as

Lord Byron, or a 1970s

style reminiscent of this

PUSSY BOW

• A collar tied in a large bow

under the wearer's chin Particularly associated with Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s

REVERE COLLAR

A flat V-shaped collar often found

on blouses

ROLLED COLLAR

Any collar that is softly rolled where it folds down from the stand (as opposed to a collar with a pressed crease at the fold)

starched linen or lace, or a similar fashion popular late seventeenth century and again in the early nineteenth century They were also known as

"millstone collars"

SAILOR COLLAR

A collar with a deep V-neck in front, no stand, and a square back, based on traditional

sailor's uniforms

TAB COLLAR

• A shirt collar with a

small tab that

fastens the points

together

underneath the knot

of the necktie

TUNIC COLLAR

A shirt collar with only a short (1 cm) standing band around the neck, with holes to fasten

a detachable collar using shirt studs

perceived status symbol.

WINDSOR COLLAR

For a cutaway collar: a dress-shirt collar that is slightly stiff, with a wide spread (space between the points) to accommodate a Windsor knot tie, popularized in the 1930s; for a wing collar, a standard wing collar.

Gladstone collar Used

by barristers in the UK and Canada