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Blog, EDITORS PICK, STYLE TIPS, STYLE WATCH, TRENDS, WHAT TO WEAR · May 30, 2012

Types Of Collars

Who invented collars?

Hannah Montague
It meant you had many shirts, likely one for each day of the week. It also usually meant you had service people who were responsible for washing your clothes. This is what incentivized Hannah Montague to invent the detachable collar in 1827. She was not rich and was tired of washing her husband’s clothing.

What was the original purpose of collars?

 

Originally, the shirt collar’s purpose was to fold down over neckwear such as neckties or bowties, but different shirt collar styles serve a number of fashion purposes today. Some parts of the collar include: Band: The stiffer part of the shirt collar that helps it stand up straight.

Why is it called a collar?

Etymology. From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). Compare Spanish cuello (“neck”).

When did collars become fashionable?

Collars emerge in the Western world by the mid-15th century. They are then richly adorned and they quickly took extreme proportions, following the example of the well-known ruff from the second part of the 16th century.

What is the history of collars?

Today’s shirt collars descend from the rectangular band of linen around the neck of 16th century shirts. Separate ruffs exist alongside attached ruffled collars from the mid-16th century, usually to allow starching and other fine finishing, or to make collar-laundering easier.

jabot 

Decoration made up of one or two pieces of fine soft pleated fabric; it is attached at the base of the neck and spreads out over the chest.

sailor collar 

Collar that is square in back and has long lapels extending over the chest; it is fastened to a V-neck and, out of modesty, the plunging neckline is often concealed with a piece of fabric.

bow collar 

Collar made of a long strip of soft fabric sewn onto a round neck; it can be tied in front in various ways.

shawl collar 

Wide turned-down collar with long rounded lapels that partially cross in front.

Peter Pan collar 

Flat collar of uniform width with rounded tips; it is sewn onto a fairly open neck.

dog ear collar 

Turned-down collar characterized by long, fairly wide points, which are rounded at the tips.

tailored collar

Collar whose fold covers the back of the neck; its lapels form a V where they cross on the chest.

shirt collar click to hear

Collar with rounded or tapered points that is sewn onto the neck and turned down along a fold line, which is higher in back than in front.

Collar: piece sewn onto a garment that finishes or adorns the neck.

necklines-necks

turtleneck

High-necked collar that is folded over; it is usually snug around the neck and does not fasten.

cowl neck 

Turtleneck that is large enough to be draped over the head, making a kind of hood that frames the face.

polo collar 

Turned-down pointed collar fastened with a buttoned placket, which ends at mid-chest.

stand-up collar 

Collar made of a narrow strip of fabric that sticks up from a round neck; its edges meet in front but do not fasten.

mandarin collar

Stand-up collar with rounded upper points that come together at the neck, forming a V.

bertha collar 

Collar made of a strip of fabric of variable width and attached to the edge of a neckline or round neck.

collaret

Piece of delicate, pleated or gathered fabric that adorns the neck of a dress; its shape has varied greatly from one period to another.

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