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Would you wear it? The Club Collar

July 14, 2011 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

Lands’ End Canvas Club Collar Oxford – $49.50

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“I’ll see your Mad Men and raise you a Boardwalk Empire.”

The continuing release of vintage inspired men’s style pieces has started to feel a bit like a pop culture poker game.  If Mad Men brought back the pocket square (thanks by the way), then Boardwalk Empire revived the… collar pin.  Right, so, most of us aren’t willing to go that far, but what about a rounded off club collar?

No buttons to button it down, no semi-spread vs. full cutaway spread, just a slim collar with rounded off corners.  Designers from J. Crew, to now Lands’ End Canvas are softening their edges.

But would you wear it?  Leave your vote in the comments below…

Below Left: from Rugby – $59.50, Right: The Splurge. Made in the USA by Fifth&Brannan – $125

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Comments

  1. MattR says

    July 14, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Definitely.  I’ve been looking for a shirt like this for a while.  It’s unique compared to most of the collar styles you’ll see on a daily basis.

  2. Wmalonei says

    July 14, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Yes I would wear the club collar but only as a casual shirt. I do not like skinny ties, so to dress this shirt up it would require a skinny tie to keep the proportions correct.

  3. Anonymous says

    July 14, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    My friends would pick on me, but I’d do it. But not that tiny one up there from LEC; I’d want to look at something at least a little more robust.

  4. Mike Norwood says

    July 14, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    I’m not a huge fan of contrast collars to begin with, so probably not.

  5. Joe G. says

    July 14, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    I wouldn’t wear it. Something about it just doesn’t look – right – to me. I think I’m just too used to semi-spreads. Can’t teach an old dog new tricks on this one.

  6. Anonymous says

    July 14, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Definately, I would rock it and put one of those sweet collar pins on it, and make my collar be my focal point. i think a 1.5 – 2.5 inch tie would work with it. hell if your daring enough, rock a bow tie…

  7. Ryan Edmonds says

    July 14, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    I have a contrast club-collar chambray shirt from BiasedCut (here: http://biasedcut.com/shirts/monark/). I like it, but I’m having a tough time making it work.  I’ve worn it sans blazer/tie, w/blazer and loose/unbuttoned tie, and with just blazer… also all with dark selvedge denim and dark/light khakis.  Still, none of those combos has ‘aced’ the look.  Not sure what I’m missing… (don’t anyone say a collar pin!)

  8. Adam says

    July 14, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    H&M had one of these a couple of months ago that appears to be very similar in color to the striped LEC above.  Price was south of $30 and OTR fit is very slim.

  9. Ryan N. says

    July 14, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Not for me. Clubs always remind me of girls’ blouses. http://www.osfcostumerentals.org/stock/Childrens/Girl%27s/slides/09007432%20Blouse%20Child%27s%201930s,%20lt%20blue%20self%20stripe%20cotton,%20Girl%27s%20Large.JPG

  10. Anonymous says

    July 14, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Not me. On a polo shirt, sure. On a dress shirt? Never. With a tie? I think I’m going to be sick. 

  11. Tergiversator_Maximus says

    July 14, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Yeah, I’m really not a big fan of contrast collars either.  This is almost so formal, it’s casual.  The whole point is that it’s reminiscent of a time when collars were detachable.  I could possibly see myself wearing this with a summer suit like linen or seersucker if it were a gift, but I can’t see myself spending money on something that I would very rarely wear.

  12. JimmyBoy says

    July 14, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    I definitely would, i love it.

  13. Anonymous says

    July 14, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    i think the problem there is the chambray, which is a very casual piece, being used as the base to the club collar.

  14. Adam says

    July 14, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Oh yes, and it doesn’t need to be contrast. I got a trial shirt from moderntailor.com made to my specs for about $30 in oxford blue. Their club collar is actually pretty tall and substantial, provides interest, but also laid under a jacket just like a spread collar… wore it to an interview and aced it, yet still could see it in a dressier-casual role sans tie.

  15. Jb says

    July 15, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    Never.  Shame on you all.

  16. Andrew says

    July 15, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Yes. Old school.

  17. Anonymous says

    July 15, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Not with a contrast collar- too Amercian Psycho Investment Firm-ish.  I might if it were monotone and on sale. This type of shirt has limited versatility.

  18. destroyideas says

    July 20, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Only if I wore a bow tie.

  19. Steven Bremer says

    September 15, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    I would wear it and hope to pick up the blue with white collar when it goes on. $50 for a LEC shirt is quite spendy. 

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