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Fashion Details - Collars

The document discusses various types of garment collars including their names, descriptions, and common uses. It describes collars such as the band collar, bias cut collar, revere collar, notched collar, shawl collar, Peter Pan collar, sailor collar, mandarin collar, cowl neck, wingtip collar, and others. Each collar has a distinct shape, style, and purpose for different types of garments.

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Fashion Details - Collars

The document discusses various types of garment collars including their names, descriptions, and common uses. It describes collars such as the band collar, bias cut collar, revere collar, notched collar, shawl collar, Peter Pan collar, sailor collar, mandarin collar, cowl neck, wingtip collar, and others. Each collar has a distinct shape, style, and purpose for different types of garments.

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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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