Because the straight-point collar was the collar shape gracing most military-issued dress shirts since WW I, it has long been the foundation of the modern man’s dress shirt wardrobe.
As the most stylistically neutral of all collars, the straight-point collar can be worn with any kind of suit or sport jacket. Ideally, its collar points should finish between 2 ¾ inches and 3 3/8 inches in length.
The Patterned Dress Shirt
Complexion also dictates the choice of pattern
Once again the amount of contrast found in the complexion above will dictate the degree of contrast desired below. The Hairline, pin, pencil, shadow, Bengal, and variegated striped settings enjoy long standing popularity on the business circuit as patterned dress shirt.
In the check family, the pin, miniature graph, and small box tattersall are also highly recognized figures within the corporate boardroom.
While it’s hard to own too many simple blue-and-white-striped dress shirts, the same can be said for those dressy mini-checks that effect a predominantly blue background. Because the small, fancy blue check appears like a solid from a distance, substituting the fine blue check for a blue solid shirt lends an air of sophistication with little risk of fussiness.
Read moreShirts and Collars: The Spread Collar
The spread collar has been the keystone of English bespoke look since the double collar came to town during the early 1920s
Its introduction is widely attributed to the famous Prince of Wales, probably due to his alleged creation of the Windsor knot that was supposed to escort it. In fairness, it was really his younger brother, the Duke of Kent, who first popularized it.
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