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In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. A collar may also be a separate or detachable accessory worn around the neck. more...
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Origins
The Oxford English Dictionary traces collar in its modern meaning to c. 1300. Today's shirt collars descend from the ruffle created by the drawstring at the neck of the medieval chemise, through the Elizabethan ruff and its successors, the whisk collar and falling band.
Separate collars have existed alongside attached collars since the mid-16th century, usually to allow starching and other fine finishing.
Terminology
Band - a strip of fabric that fastens around the neck, perpendicular to the body of the garment, to which a collar proper may be attached.;
Collar stiffeners, bones or stays - strips of metal, horn, mother of pearl, or plastic, rounded at one end and pointed at the other, inserted into a man's shirt collar to stiffen it and prevent the points from curling up; usually inserted into the underside of the collar through small slits but sometimes permanently sewn in place.;
Points - the corners of a collar; in a buttoned-down collar, the points are fitted with buttonholes that attach to small buttons on the body of the shirt to hold the collar neatly in place.;
Spread - the distance between the points of a shirt collar.;
Stand - the band on a coat or shirt collar that supports the collar itself.;
Types of collars
Collars can be categorized as:
Standing or stand-up, fitting up around the neck and not lying on the shoulders.;
Turnover, standing around the neck and then folded or rolled over.;
Flat or falling, lying flat on the shoulders.;
Collars may also be stiffened, traditionally with starch; modern wash-and-wear shirt collars may be stiffened with interfacing. Shirt collars which are not stiffened are described as soft.
The shape of collars is also controlled by the shape of the neckline to which they are attached. Most collars are fitted to a jewel neck, a neckline sitting at the base of the neck all around; if the garment opens down the front, the top edges may be folded back to form lapels and a V-shaped opening, and the cut of the collar will be adjusted accordingly.
Collar styles
Names for specific styles of collars vary with the vagaries of fashion. In the 1930s and 1940s, especially, historical styles were adapted by fashion designers; thus the Victorian bertha collar, a cape-like collar fitted to a low scooping neckline, was adapted in the 1940s but generally attached to a V-neckline.
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