Fashion Details - Collars

Garment components, and their styles – collars,
plackets, sleeves, skirts, dresses, trousers, jackets/coats

 An added piece of fabric that
surrounds the neck and is
attached to the neckline of a
garment
 A collar is the part of

a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that
fastens around or frames
the neck
 A collar may be permanently

attached to the main body of
the garment (e.g. by stitching)
or detachable
 Is cut on the straight grain line, stands straight and has
no fall
 Typical example is men’s shirt collar
 Also called mechanical stand
 Band collar is usually interfaced with fabric stiffer

than the outer fabric
 Popular for blouses and dresses
 Generally cut on bias to give

maximum softness and drape
 Has a soft bow at the neckline

 A revere collar has part of the bodice
fabric incorporated into the lapel or under-
lapel
 Jacket front facing can be extended to

incorporate the back collar as well as the
revere
 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 pyjamas
 A round collar for a V-
neckline that is extended to
form lapels, often used
on cardigan sweaters,
dinner jackets and women's
blouses.
 Are youthful and casual and can be varied in many ways
 Used most often in children’s wear
 Buster brown collar is a large version of Peter Pan and has the
look of old fashioned school uniform
 Puritan collar – quite large peter pan, also called as “fallen

collar”
 Bermuda Collar – used for casual sportswear, holds the collar

firmly away from the neck in a slight “v”
 Traditionally used on sailor’s uniform
 Appropriate for both young and old
 Size and shape can be altered for novelty variations
 Nautical colors of white, navy blue and red are effective

 Resembles a small cape
 Tends to be bulky
 Not appropriate for

heavy fabrics
 Mandarin collar is also known as
Nehru , military and Chinese collar
is a close-fitting, stand-up collar.
 This foundation is the base for the

development of other collars
 The collar may meet at the centre

front, be overlapped and buttoned,
or be extended to any point along
the neck line
 Actually a neckline draped on bias grain
 One or several folds (deep cowls) can be created
 Soft, pliable knits and woven's are best suited as they fall naturally into
graceful folds
 Separate piece of fabric attached to the garment
 Any collar that is softly rolled where it
folds down from the stand
 A small standing collar with the
points pressed to stick
out horizontally, resembling
"wings", worn with men's evening
dress
 A high standing pleated collar
 Made of starched linen or lace
 Also known as "millstone collars”
 A collar that covers all or most of the neck,
popular among women in Edwardian times.
 A collar that can be worn in either of two ways, in an
open style and in a closed style.
 There is no right side and wrong side to a convertible

collar, but both sides are equally well-finished
 When worn in an open style, a convertible collar folds

back into lapels
 Three common convertible collar styles are stand

collar, roll collar and flat collar
Peter Pan collar: flat collar with round points.
Removable Peter Pan collar: removable flat collar with round points.
Bow neck: large points collar provided with ribbons.
Collaret: collar provided with pleats or puckers.
Bertha collar: big round collar covering the shoulders.
Cape collar: collar provided with large points.
Square collar: large squared collar falling down on the chest.
Swan-necked: collar whose opening looks like a swan’s nozzle.
Lapel collar: collar provided with folded up points.
Poet collar: collar deprived of angle between the collar and the lapels.
Dog ear collar: collar whose points are round.
Napoleon collar: high collar also provided with lapels.
Elizabethan collar: starched collar going up very high behind the head.
Shirt collar: collar provided with points.
Turtleneck: supple high collar folded up on itself.
Buttoned shirt collar: collar provided with points and buttons.
Extended points shirt collar: collar provided with points lengthening downwards

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Garment components, and their styles – collars,

plackets, sleeves, skirts, dresses, trousers, jackets/coats

 A collar is the part of

 A collar may be permanently

 Typical example is men’s shirt collar

 Also called mechanical stand

 Band collar is usually interfaced with fabric stiffer

 Generally cut on bias to give

 Has a soft bow at the neckline

 Jacket front facing can be extended to

 Used most often in children’s wear

 Puritan collar – quite large peter pan, also called as “fallen

 Bermuda Collar – used for casual sportswear, holds the collar

 Appropriate for both young and old

 Size and shape can be altered for novelty variations

 Nautical colors of white, navy blue and red are effective

 Not appropriate for

 This foundation is the base for the

 The collar may meet at the centre

 There is no right side and wrong side to a convertible

 When worn in an open style, a convertible collar folds

 Three common convertible collar styles are stand

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