Laydown Collar for Formalwear?

[Bob C]

Lay-down collars on tux shirts always remind me of old Vegas entertainers. I always wear the winged collars.

As others have said, however, it's certainly acceptable if that's what you prefer.

[Nervous Jock]

Its not something to get retentive about but the "proper" shirt to wear with "black tie" is a fold down collar.

Agreed on the self tieing bow tie, pre tied bow ties are just wrong.

you'll see I'm wearing a fold down in the photo's I recently posted. I have owned a wing tip before but wouldn't consider doing so now. Its the old marcella pattern shirt for me

[Chef]

Lay-down collars on tux shirts always remind me of old Vegas entertainers. I always wear the winged collars..

They remind me of Bond, James Bond. I believe he always wears a lay-down collar with black tie:





And of course:

If it's been good enough for 007, for the last 40 years, it's good enough for me.

[ccga3359]

They remind me of Bond, James Bond. I believe he always wears a lay-down collar with black tie:





And of course:

If it's been good enough for 007, for the last 40 years, it's good enough for me.

And the only Bond that actually wore a kilt is the one not flashing his Walther Sgian Dubh. Hmmmm.

[Chef]

And the only Bond that actually wore a kilt is the one not flashing his Walther Sgian Dubh. Hmmmm.

In his traditional Bond pose it is difficult to tell he is wearing a laydown collar so i chose a different one


Better?

Of course I mustn't forget the kilt content:

[fluter]

And the only Bond that actually wore a kilt is the one not flashing his Walther Sgian Dubh. Hmmmm.

Aren't we forgetting



Surely he wore a kilt in Casino Royale, Mk. II (1967); but I can't lay fingers on a photo... Presumably we will ignore the impostor, who nevertheless has good taste in shirts:



About Mk. I, my understanding is "the less said, the better!"


I have never reconciled myself to the wing collar with black tie; but usually I'm one of 2 such fogies in any group of 50.