https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:43:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2346094 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 21:41:40 +0000 Lee 2346094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have never popped because it doesn’t look right on me but I think it’s jaunty/sassy/spirited on others and enjoy it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2346037 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:52:03 +0000 Cee 2346037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*Shrieking noise* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2346004 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:39:45 +0000 Suz 2346004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Cee,</b> you are cracking me up here....</p> <p>A popped collar done wrong might sink into a cowl-- horrors!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2346002 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:22:35 +0000 Cee 2346002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some can pop a collar with more aplomb than most </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345956 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:55:36 +0000 Dee 2345956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Olive Green - There we go, a longer neck isn't always necessary to do the collar pop, but perhaps having shorter hair also contributes to wanting a pop.</p> <p>Carol- For me, all collars under sweaters require a subtle pop. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345947 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:50:21 +0000 lyn67 2345947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it when done good-so I say go for it, if it's authentic on you! But, I don't do that&nbsp; because: 1. seldom wear a stiff collar shirt, 2. it just looks costumey on me&nbsp; 3. if wearing a shirt I always wear the first 2 buttons unbuttoned from the collar down(I need a V-neck more than a pop!:-)). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345946 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:49:44 +0000 Olive Green 2345946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a long neck, and broad shoulders, and I always popped. Buttondowns are a favourite year round.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345943 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:41:14 +0000 Cee 2345943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've popped the occasion turtleneck skivvy collar, but that's it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345925 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:29:00 +0000 Carol 2345925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rarely a popper. One thing I really enjoy is the look of a collared shirt under a sweater or sweatshirt.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345892 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 23:49:56 +0000 Dee 2345892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ket- Looks like many long necks crave that pop, although I’ve never thought of myself as having a particularly long neck. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345866 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:37:08 +0000 Ket 2345866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm also a popper! Pop! ⊹ ࣪ ˖ And... like&nbsp;<b>Angie</b> noted, I have a long neck I love deep shawl collars, funnel necks, and turtlenecks. And by golly, I pop a collar unconsciously on every collared shirt I own, without thinking about it. Even with soft flannel shirts, I pop the collar.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345864 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:49:48 +0000 Angie 2345864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Dee,</b> I'm noticing that those who like to pop their collars have longer necks! It could be an intuitive body type styling tool ;)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345854 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:20:59 +0000 Dee 2345854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unfrumped- Yes I get what you’re saying, because there’ve been times when wearing the collar pop seems too contrived for where I might be going or the outfit I’m wearing, so the collar goes down and the outfit doesn’t seem to have the same snap, Somehow wearing the collar up in these situations seems to feel conspicuous or reads “trying too hard” and I don’t want to feel that way either.</p> <p>Kim M- I have a bit leeriness at times with doing it myself but not because I feel its a dated look, see comment above.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345847 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:24:02 +0000 RobinF 2345847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have never been a popper, it just feels odd to me. I say go for it if it works for you!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345846 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:22:39 +0000 Kim M 2345846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this conversation!&nbsp; I do hear the "pop" voices, however I'm leery of doing it, b/c I'm not sure it would look dated.&nbsp; I think I have a longer neck so they do work.&nbsp; However, also, these days, I don't have many stiff traditional collars.&nbsp; Love to hear all of you who are working this look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345844 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:53:22 +0000 unfrumped 2345844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like collar- popping also , for crisper fabrics. But I have somehow lost my nerve, as though it’s too affected for my environment. But I don’t think it’s not authentic for my own style, and a popped collar gives me a higher neckline without a turtleneck which I often find seems too choked up— I like the pop with open small V of the neckline.. So I’m upset with myself for having this inner critic, “ who” I don’t think is my true style voice, if that makes any sense.<br /> I have collected a few collared sleeveless shirts for purpose of layering under a pullover, which I find much easier to do without sleeves bunching &amp; feeling too stuffed in. So, silky LS shirts layer a little better but the collars are soft, so a few of my sleeveless are in crisp cottons/blends. But sometimes that layered look looks too masculine for me &amp; I want to pop the collar. The reason I do some layers at all is that I can ad a touch of a “color”— sometimes white or black, even, that would not work as a whole- too color but is like adding pattern without actual pattern, IYKWIM. OR also have a couple of patterns- checks, stripes maybe— so same idea of limiting it. </p> <p>I think part of the style approach for me is for the outfit to be pretty casual otherwise— even sporty- so, not TOO “ special “ plus popped collar, which then becomes more not-me. But a touch of cheeky would be good amongst all the casualness. </p> <p>Does anyone else have this weird inner conversation &amp; trying to see what is actually going on ? </p> <p>. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345835 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:42:02 +0000 Dee 2345835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cee- Yep, that's polo collar popping on steroids!</p> <p>Suz- Haha, those darn typos. True, some collars don't lend themselves to popping, but I rarely button my shirts all the way to the top, it feels too confining for me. I like having that V- shape opening at my neckline.</p> <p>Runcarla- Hey, another fellow popper, not sure about the length of my neck either, but I also have to be careful about having too much happening around my neckline with additional scarves or turtle necks when collar popping.</p> <p>Brooklyn - You're right, James Dean etc. were all popping way back then too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345828 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:40:20 +0000 Cee 2345828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Knowing when to stop is vital ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345822 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:01:25 +0000 Carla 2345822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team POP! &nbsp;I love turtlenecks too. &nbsp;And, draping a scarf around my neck. &nbsp;I have&nbsp;<i>no&nbsp;</i>idea if my neck is long or short. &nbsp;Maybe average? &nbsp;But, I have short hair. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345821 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:00:32 +0000 Brooklyn 2345821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don’t wear shirt collars much but when I do I sometimes pop. I think it frames my face and adds some drama. I also sometime pop jacket lapels and collars for the same reason. </p> <p>I don’t think popping your collar is necessarily a preppy or classic look. It can be rebellious. Look at James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause. Or Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront. That was long before the 80s trend for popped polo collars.</p> <p>If you like the vibe, do it! There is no (objectively) right or wrong way to style your own clothes. If you like it, it’s right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345818 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:27:35 +0000 Jaime 2345818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't but only because it doesn't look right on me. I think it is a combination of my undone style and my shortish neck. But definitely I appreciate the look on others - pop away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345814 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:14:20 +0000 Suz 2345814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pop pop pop!!&nbsp;</p> <p>Seriously, I am always inclined to try it except with silk shirts or those with very soft collars.&nbsp;</p> <p>If I don't pop, I often button to the top.&nbsp;</p> <p>And sometimes (rarely) I leave it as is and just let it be. More often in summer or if I am wearing. a dangling earring.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have short hair, a relatively long but not extraordinarily long neck, and I tend to look best in higher collars, so it just makes sense. I poo the collars on many coats, too!&nbsp;</p> <p>You look good in popped collars, so I say go for it. I don't know if it is clichéd, or if it is purely associated with a classic style -- regardless, it works for me so I am sticking to it. For me, it's like scrunched sleeves and a semi-tuck -- makes what might seem "stiff and proper" or a little more masculine seem dynamic.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>ETA: I see above that I wrote I "poo" the collars. Honestly, I try my best not to do that and would never wear them out in public in that condition.&nbsp;</p> <p>ARGH!!! TYPOS!!&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345813 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:53:07 +0000 Dee 2345813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie- Haha, the 80s was a serious collar popping decade, that's when my habit of popping began too.</p> <p>Joy- I think you're right, my style instincts are seeking some type of balance.</p> <p>Irina- I guess the pop may suit classic dressing better than some other styles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345812 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:51:28 +0000 Irina 2345812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tried it but it doesn’t work for me. It doesn’t look authentic to my style. To me it’s a classic style look, so if you identify yourself with this style, should be OK.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345809 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:15:33 +0000 Anonymous 2345809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not a popper, but I do not hear the voices you hear. If I were you I would listen to them. It may have something to do with the length of your neck and hair. Angie has short hair and a longer neck. Popping may her help achieve balance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345794 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:55:19 +0000 Angie 2345794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team Pop.&nbsp;</p> <p>Been popping my shirts since 1983! It's my '80s gene :)&nbsp;</p> <p>I have a very LONG neck, and my collar <i>wants</i> to pop. It's natural.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Dee,</b>&nbsp;if you're a popper - POP. Nothing cliché about it. Feel like a change - UN-POP.&nbsp;</p> <p>Never been a popper - don't pop! Feel like popping - try it. All good </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/to-collar-pop-or-not#post-2345792 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:41:58 +0000 Dee 2345792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I wear shirts or jackets with collars, I have this strong urge to always want to pop my collar to a certain degree because somehow leaving that collar lying flat just doesn't feel right on me. </p> <p>The reason I opt for popping the collar is because it seems to add a certain sophistication, polish and drama to the whole outfit and helps frame the face too but I sometimes wonder if maybe its too cliché a styling tool to just keep using all the time. </p> <p>If you've ever watch <i>Grace and Frankie</i> you know Jane Fonda's character was one serious collar popper too. </p> <p><i>What about you? How do you feel about the collar pop? Is it apart of your styling repertoire?</i> </p>