Stiff Starched Collar Advice

[DoctorRN]

Hi, can I ask a question about stiff starch collars. I am confused. I have read that you should get a collar half a size bigger than your shirt collar. I normally take a 15″ collar. Does that mean that I should purchase a 15″ tunic shirt and a 15.5″ starched collar, or a 14.5″ tunic shirt and a 15″ starched collar?

Many thanks.

 

[comrade]

Yes.

 

[Andy57]

Hi, can I ask a question about stiff starch collars. I am confused. I have read that you should get a collar half a size bigger than your shirt collar. I normally take a 15″ collar. Does that mean that I should purchase a 15″ tunic shirt and a 15.5″ starched collar, or a 14.5″ tunic shirt and a 15″ starched collar?

Many thanks.

You should purchase a shirt to fit your regular collar size, in your case you say this is 15", and a stiff collar a half-inch larger.

 

[Sir Royston]

Sir.. thank you for your message. The usual practice is that you will buy the collar size that fits your neck perfectly.. and the shirt that goes with it will be 1/2" smaller sized neck.. thats the way its always used to work.. some shirt makers nowadays absorb that 1/2" into the shirt design so a 16" collar fits a 16" shirt.. confusing isn't it? however, the important thing is that the COLLAR fits your neck comfortably.. so you ca usually get away with a shirt that is sized the same or 1/2" smaller.. hope that makes sense..

 

[Marsay]

Sir.. thank you for your message.