whnay.'s good taste thread

[Layered Player]

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[RDiaz]



How has Mercer, or Panta not come up in the OCBD conversation?

I wear my Mercers with a jacket and no tie. Sometimes I'll wear my Panta ties with them. There you have it.

Sugar, I don't like collar stays because if you need them you might as well wear a stiffer collar (which I kinda hate, too). But that's just me... Perhaps it's just that cardboard like collars remind me of the cheaper department store garbage.

 

[sugarbutch]

Hmm. For me, stays allow me to get a softer collar and have the option of sharpening up the look whenever I want. Sometimes I use them, most times I don't.

 

[Gus]

I wear unfused spread collared shirts almost everyday made with a soft interlining. I don't need starch or collar stays to keep them from curling without a tie.

 

[Gus]

 

[sugarbutch]

I'm not really talking about curling, more about the expression of the collar. Without stays, it gets a soft S curve over the course of the day. With stays, it's a gentle arc from the button to the lapel.

 

[UrbanComposition]

Embrace the S collar. Borrelli shirts have the best.

 

[RDiaz]

S FTW

 

[in stitches]



I'm 33% in agreement w/ you. Two horn, one MOP, but dark MOP for the sweet subtlety.

Embrace the S collar. Borrelli shirts have the best.

 

[TheFoo]

I hate when collar edges are perfectly straight. This is how Charvet is cutting mine (on the right):

 

[PCK1]

just looks wrong...like a mistake was made...or that it is very poorly fitting.

 

[ethanm]

just looks wrong...like a mistake was made...or that it is very poorly fitting.

The edge isn't finished, that's why it looks bad. I am a fan of the slight curve in a spread collar.

 

[sugarbutch]

With stays on the left; without on the right

 

[Despos]



I hate when collar edges are perfectly straight. This is how Charvet is cutting mine (on the right):

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I pay more attention to the curve of the outer edge that lies over the collar bone. Prefer a shaped edge that contours with your shoulder and chest. Never did like the look of this straight cut edge.

Would raise the collar band height in front a bit to better accommodate your tie knot.

Advise from a friend

 

[mktitsworth]



I pay more attention to the curve of the outer edge that lies over the collar bone. Prefer a shaped edge that contours with your shoulder and chest. Never did like the look of this straight cut edge. Advise from a friend

I have some pictures of the collars for one of the shirts you made for me that illustrates both this and how collar stays can be awesome. I will see if I can find them.