Placket or not placket?

Recoil · Apr 19, 2008

Are shirts with plackets considered more or less formal than those without? Can anyone tell me why some shirts have them and some don't? Is a placket just for looks or is there some functional purpose to them?

Guy Smiley · Apr 19, 2008

There are shirts without plackets?

datasupa · Apr 19, 2008

Yes, dress shirts are considered more formal than t-shirts.

Brian278 · Apr 19, 2008

Originally Posted by Guy Smiley

There are shirts without plackets?

Obviously, he means french plackets vs. plain plackets.

LabelKing · Apr 19, 2008

I find shirts with covered plackets tacky.

Recoil · Apr 19, 2008

Maybe I should have been more clear, this is what I was referring to when I said placket -

Dewey · Apr 19, 2008

plain front, no pocket looks cleaner to me.

grimslade · Apr 19, 2008

Originally Posted by Brian278

Obviously, he means french plackets vs. plain plackets.

+1

That is to say, a shirt without the pleat on the inside of the placket.

Styk33 · Apr 19, 2008

And you are not refering to the sleeve placket I take it.

scnupe7 · Apr 19, 2008

Originally Posted by Dewey

plain front, no pocket looks cleaner to me.

+1. I get all of my shirts made this way.

Recoil · Apr 19, 2008

I like the no pocket look as well, but the style that I posted seems more formal, is this considered to be the case?

overdog · Apr 19, 2008

According to Flusser:

The placket is that piece of material on the front of the shirt where the buttonholes are placed. In the past, it used to be a separate piece of cloth sewn to the front, but today shirtmakers merely fold the edge of the material to simulate this look. All fine dress shirts are made with a placket that is approximately 1 1/2 inches wide. This placket gives the shirt a definite center line and makes a clean finish where the shirt sides join to be buttoned.

grimslade · Apr 19, 2008

Bah. If you like a French front, don't worry about it for another instant. As Flusser concedes, it's an anachronism.

TheFoo · Apr 19, 2008

I think French plackets are dressier than standard plackets. The only shirts of mine that have standard plackets are OCBDs.

Recoil · Apr 19, 2008

I just checked my Charvet shirts and they are french cuff but have the plain placket; plain being like the picture I posted I presume?

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