https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:35:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1596466 Sun, 27 Dec 2015 02:58:33 +0000 Anonymous 1596466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've always worn my shirt collar over my jacket collar, but I was in high school in the late '70s, which might explain everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1596407 Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:06:27 +0000 Anonymous 1596407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>J'aime la photo 4 de angie avec le col boutonné </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1014011 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:37:20 +0000 Aziraphale 1014011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deb, I can totally see your point. &nbsp;The polyester pantsuit/disco phenomenon was a bit before my time, so perhaps that's why the double collar doesn't put me off the way it does you. &nbsp;But I have seen Saturday Night Fever and I know exactly what you're talking about!</p> <p>Deborah, I think you're right about the hairstyle. &nbsp;I'm only doing it now that my hair is a very short bob, but six months ago&nbsp;when it was shoulder-length and reminiscent of&nbsp;Frodo from Lord of the Rings (not my best look!), I don't think the double collar would have worked. &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1013749 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:24:33 +0000 deb 1013749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I came back, also, to see what everyone said. Angie, I wore my shirts this way in the '70s so maybe that is why I do not now. It feels very 'John Travolta' And polyester leisure suit-ish to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1013730 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 04:04:37 +0000 Deborah 1013730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am just popped back to say (because I had been giving some further thought) that a persons hair style can have an effect on this look working or not.&nbsp; I find the the way Angie wears the look to be very modern and I think her modern, cropped do adds to the modern look.&nbsp; Where as, for example, I don't think my hairstyle works well with that look.&nbsp; Long flowing locks can work too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1013620 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:06:44 +0000 Suz 1013620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like collars both ways (depending) and I am glad to hear it's okay!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1013534 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:13:56 +0000 Aziraphale 1013534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, sorry about the major post-and-run. &nbsp;It wasn't intentional. &nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks all for your responses. &nbsp;Janet, Celia, Beth Ann, Elpgal, Adelfa: glad to hear I'm not the only one who will benefit from an answer to this question! &nbsp;</p> <p>Florence, SuzyQ, Angie: thanks, that was the answer I was hoping to hear. &nbsp;Angie, thanks for the pictures; they are, as usual, worth 1000 words. &nbsp;I like how the overlying shirt collar looks in all those pics. &nbsp;Mind you,&nbsp;a popped collar works better on you than on me, because I don't have a long neck and my short bob gets in the way of the collar if it goes up too high in the back. &nbsp;But in your first three pics, where it's open and&nbsp;lying flat, is what will work for me.</p> <p>Deb, Lyn D., Deborah, Anne: I appreciate all viewpoints, even those that differ from&nbsp;my own. &nbsp;I do actually wear my collar inside the jacket most of the time, but sometimes -- depending on the shape of both collars -- I think it looks pretty cool on top. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012984 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Adelfa 1012984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie. I usually wear silk shirts with blazers and the collar looks all smushed and assymetrical if I try to wear it inside. Good to know it's okay to wear it out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012978 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 16:45:25 +0000 Angie 1012978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think it's a dated look. It's retro and looks fabulous to my eye. I like shirt collars worn under blazer collars too. </p> <p>I often pop both collars. Or button up to the top of the shirt collar. See pics below. This type of "tacky" works for me in a '70s way.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012901 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:10:59 +0000 anne 1012901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with Deborah </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012849 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:50:53 +0000 Deborah 1012849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tend to feel is a somewhat dated look...think Charlie's Angels :). I personally prefer a collar inside/under a jacket. It looks more crisp and modern. But that is simply my opinion:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012803 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 06:03:44 +0000 Lyn D. 1012803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Under for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012798 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 05:40:48 +0000 suzyq 1012798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"piffle" love it FF! &nbsp;What works between dueling&nbsp;collars, what color looks better against your skin? &nbsp;I will no longer let these "rules" &nbsp;stifle my creative process or personal style. &nbsp;I say bravely though I'm still in the process of figuring this out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012740 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 03:04:29 +0000 deb 1012740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine is always under my jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012739 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 03:03:05 +0000 elpgal 1012739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shirt collar on jacket collar used to be the norm when I was interviewing for jobs in the early 2000. Both the candidates and interviewers used to be dressed like this. I am curious what the trend is nowadays. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012656 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 00:28:23 +0000 FlorenceFearne 1012656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I JUST read something the other day that said something to the effect that, "wearing your collar outside your jacket is only OK if you're John Travolta in the 70s." Piffle. I wear my collar outside my jacket all the time. I hate the way my collars bunch and crease and drag my whole shirt around otherwise.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012570 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:36:22 +0000 Beth Ann 1012570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this is one of those things that changes with fashion.&nbsp; In the late 70's, both collars and lapels were wide and laid open -- shirt over lapel, usually.&nbsp; More recently, I see the collar tucked in.&nbsp; I think a collar over a lapel would have a retro look that, if deliberate enough, could be marvelous.&nbsp; I'd love to hear Angie's take on this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012455 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:59:16 +0000 celia 1012455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like this one for example : <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/the-golden-girls/images/30775785/title/dorothy-photo" rel="nofollow">http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/th.....othy-photo</a></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012451 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:52:11 +0000 celia 1012451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting question.I don't know the answer but recentelly we see button up shirts buttoned t the top which doesn't let you put the collars of the shirt on top of the jacket.<br />I guess it depends also of the shirt collar, there are some that can look very dated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012370 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:40:20 +0000 Janet 1012370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm curious too. Sometimes a shirt collar simply does not lie well any way other than sitting outside of a jacket neckline. Especially a non-stiff shirt like silk. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shirt-collar-over-top-of-jacket-collar#post-1012368 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:33:11 +0000 Aziraphale 1012368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is there a "rule" here I don't know about? &nbsp;I quite like the look of a white collar folded up over top of a jacket collar, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I read/heard once that it looks tacky when you do that. &nbsp;I'm sort of new to dressing with a shirt and blazer, never having worked in an office setting (I've never owned a proper, office-appropriate suit), so maybe it's just that&nbsp;putting your shirt collar over your blazer collar is only inappropriate for formal business wear? &nbsp;Or maybe it's something that looks good for women but not for men? &nbsp;Or maybe I just imagined I heard that. &nbsp; </p>