COLLARS

COLLARS
 Collar: A construction detail used to add
interest to the neckline of the garment.
 Roll line: A line that is formed by the
natural roll or turn of the collar, or collar and
lapels, when the garment front is in correct
position on the body.
 Collar stand: The area between the
neckline seam and the roll line. It is
generally at its greatest height at the center
back (CB).
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 Collar fall: The area between the roll line
and the edge of the collar. It is on the
outside of the garment away from the body
 Gorge line: A short seam that joins the collar
and lapels on a garment (lapels with collar-
style garment). It can be machine or hand
sewn.
 Lapel: An extended, shaped section of the
garment front neckline area that joins the
collar.
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 Typically in the industry the upper collar is
slightly larger than the under collar by 1/8”
(outer edge not the neckline edge).

 There three basic types of collars

Flat
Standing
Rolled
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 The more alike the two curves are (neckline
and collar) the less the collar will stand up
from the neck edge. The more different
these curves are the more the collar will
stand up.

 If the curves differ slightly, the collar will

stand up to some extreme then they will fall
(rolled collar).
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The flat – lies flat against the

neckline - peter pan and sailor
collars
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 The rolled collar – first stands up
from the neck edge then falls
down to rest on the garment.
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 The standing collar extends above
the neck seamline of the garment -
like mock turtle neck, and a
mandarin collar