TCHD at the Worlds today

[Blupiper]

Interesting (to me) that spread collars have taken over--it seems like everywhere. I haven't been much of a fan. Don't prefer the larger knot in the tie which the spread seems to require and the way my neck is the large knot feels like it sits on my chin. Ah, well, the world of fashion. I'm hopeless.


JMB

[OC Richard]

Interesting (to me) that spread collars have taken over--it seems like everywhere.

I think it's one of those Britain v USA things.

Here, within recent memory, I could go through the Mens departments of every store in a major shopping mall here in the USA and see nothing but Point Collars (that is, less than a 90 degree angle).

I would go to Britain and in the Mens dept see a mix of collars with a 90 degree angle (I don't know the official menswear term) and angles greater than 90 degrees (Spread Collars).

Recently here in the USA I'm seeing more and more of the British-style collars. I could be wrong, but as I recall the first time I saw spread collars being commonly worn was by President Clinton. I had assumed that he had shopped in London, or had his shirts tailor made.

To me, point collars just don't look as good with Highland Dress as square or spread collars do. Neither do button-down collars (another common USA thing).

Of course collar spread is supposed to correlate with tie knot size. I use a Full Windsor and I like spread collars.

With the strongly pointed American collars you really need a narrow knot.