high collars

Victorian neckline style

High collars are collar styles that rise up the neck, covering more than standard collars.

They appear on formal wear, military uniforms, and clergy vestments, often suggesting authority or formality.

In fashion, high collars cycle in and out of style: The Victorian dress featured a high collar with lace trim.

Mandarin collars and turtlenecks are common high collar variants.

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starched · stiff · stiff upper lip · Elizabethan · period costume · choker · buttoned · button up · formal · dress uniform · clergy · priestly · upturned · lace · cravat · rigid · aristocratic · old money

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neckline height

high collarsplunging neckline

Garment front dropping sharply

low-cut · décolletage · sweetheart neckline · off-the-shoulder · scoop neck

Family

high, higher, highest, highly, highness, collar, collars, collared, collarless

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G