Talk:Collar (clothing)

New article

I broke this out of the old article "collar" pretty much as is, and it really needs more work. Do we think there should be separate articles on all these types of collars, or should we descibe them here? (See coat (clothing) for some options. PKM 20:33, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

I got one vote to put styles of collars here, see talk:wing collar re: wing collar which is nominated to be moved to Wiktionary. I will start making that change, reserving links for articles with some meat on their bones such has upturned collar. I have also started adding in some history and context. There are collar types here I have never heard of, so I could use some help! PKM 01:22, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Cervical collar

I am removing this section, as there is a full article on this subject linked to on the disambiguation page.Ibadibam (talk) 22:40, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

what makes a collar a collar?

the basic definition of collar at the top of the entry make it seem like any neck line can be called a collar, but the rest of the article makes that point seem vague... does a collar have to be a piece of fabric beyond the neck line to count? 71.174.247.82 (talk) 20:11, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Technically, to be a collar, it has to be formed from a separate piece of fabric. Some of the examples are complicated. For example, if you picture a typical business suit, the main body of the lapels are actually revers, but the separate, smaller piece of fabric that runs around the back of the neck is a collar. WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:15, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Merge with Collar workers

The Collar workers article does not function properly as a disambiguation page according to WP:MOSDAB, however there is encyclopedic information there about the various meanings attributed to collar colours. I recommend that it be moved here, to the "extended meanings" section. Neelix (talk) 19:02, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Kermit the Frog/Jester/Death collar?

The ring of triangles, sometimes 2 staggered/offset row/layers worn by some depictions of Death/Reapers, Jesters, and of course Kermit the Frog. Sometimes they have bells or other things hanging from the points. What is this type called/categorized as? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.112.55.242 (talk) 21:44, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Why is called collar

I need answer for this one 41.13.191.73 (talk) 18:56, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Check the etymology section at Collar on wiktionary. Schazjmd (talk) 19:11, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Spearpoint

I came here looking for information on a spearpoint collar and couldn't find it in the list. Is there a reason? Does it go by another name? 12.198.116.114 (talk) 16:04, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

That was a new term to me. Unfortunately, I can't find any descriptions of it. I found a ton of mentions (mostly in ads) in British newspapers in the '60s and '70s. Kind of funny, many of the ads called shirts with spearpoint collars "Hollywood shirt" or "Texas shirt", but I find next to nothing in U.S. papers. In this book, I found:

Collar length became a focal point of the fashion trend of the late 1960s to mid-1970s when collars reached their longest length in all shirts, about 4 inches, an excessive length that represented a changing society's rejection of the conservative 1950s status quo.

But it doesn't name the collar. I also found:

Barrymore collar: A low-set, long-point shirt collar. Named for actor John Barrymore and popular in Hollywood's heyday. Also called the Cooper collar, after actor Gary Cooper, and the California collar.

(California collar is also slang for a noose.) An image search on Barrymore collar seems to resemble the ads for the spearpoint collar in the newspaper ads. Schazjmd (talk) 18:15, 9 May 2023 (UTC)