placket

Shirt button slit

A placket is an opening in a garment that allows it to be put on or taken off easily—typically the slit at the neck of a shirt or blouse, or the opening concealed by a row of buttons or a zipper.

The term also refers to the flap of fabric that covers such an opening: The buttons run down the placket.

construction

buttonhole

Fastening slit or detain

stitching · seam · edging · binding · reinforcement · overlap · topstitching · finishing · fusing · stay

type

continuous

Without pause or gap

hidden · polo · shirt · two-piece · one-piece · concealed · button · zipper · snap · keyhole

garment

shirt

Upper body garment

  • blouseLoose-fitting upper garment
  • dressSkirted one-piece garment
  • poloMounted mallet sport

tunic · skirt · trousers · sleeve · cuff · neckline · bodice · waistband · henley · kurta

fastening

buttons

Small disc fasteners

  • snapsQuick fasteners or photos
  • zipperToothed closure device
  • velcroFabric fastener using hooks

ties · clasps · toggle · frogging · popper · grommets · lacing · hook-and-loop · press studs

Categories
Opposites
garment opening vs. closure/continuous fabric

placketseam

Joined fabric edge

closure · hem · facing

functional opening vs. decorative edging

plackethem

Folded garment edge

cuff · facing · binding · piping · trim

Family

plackets

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G