lace collar

Delicate neckline trim

A lace collar is a decorative collar made of lace, worn around the neckline of a garment.

Historically associated with European aristocratic dress of the 16th and 17th centuries—the elaborate ruffs in Elizabethan portraits, the broad flat collars in Dutch Golden Age paintings.

Modern lace collars appear on formal blouses and vintage-style clothing: She added a detachable lace collar to dress up the plain sweater.

Related
  • ruffPleated historical neckpiece
  • jabotDecorative neckline ruffle
  • cravatNeck scarf, tucked in
  • frillSuperfluous adornment
  • embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric

needlework · Victorian · Elizabethan · starched · delicate · ivory · scalloped · tatting · bobbin · filigree · neckline · bib · trim · vintage · heirloom · Sunday best · doily · muslin

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material/texture

lace collarchain collar

Necklace of joined links

formality/ornamentation

lace collarcollarless

Without neck trim

crew neck · band collar · turtleneck · mock neck

historical/stylistic register

lace collarmandarin collar

Short upright neckline band

band collar · standing collar · polo collar · button-down collar · spread collar

Family

lace, collar, laces, laced, lacing, lacy, collars, collared, collaring

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