Collars started out as something of a dilemma to me as for many others when I started to sew. But they are such an unavoidable design feature that there is a need to know the types of collar around and the way to sew them if you are seriously into sewing.

Basically there are just 3 types of collars – the stand collar, flat collar and the roll collar. The names are self explanatory enough

Stand collar fits around the neck. It is basically a band which stands upright on the neck.
Roll collar  is a stand collar which is then folded or rolled over
Flat collar is found flat on the shoulders.

All the others are variations of these basic styles.

• Shirt Collar with stand

• Button down collar

A shirt collar with buttonholes and buttons on the points fastening it to the shirt

• Straight band collar

This collar consists of  band of fabric encircling the neck

• Shawl collar

A turned down collar with a wide lapel

• Mandarin collar / Nehru collar / Mao collar / Cadet Collar

• Polo/ roll/ turtle collar

• Peter pan collar

• Shaped shawl collar

• Ring collar

• Bateau collar

• Wing tipped collar / Pointed wing collar

• Rounded wing tipped collar

Instead of the pointed ends this collar has rounded ends

• Butterfly collar

A variation of the wing tipped collar with large lapels ; A style worn by John Travolta in the movie Saturday night fever

• Dog ear Collar

• Cossack collar

• Bishop collar

• Tab collar

Tab collar also refers to men’s shirt collars with a tab for fastening the tie knot between the collar button and points of the shirt

• Button down collar

• Revers collar

• Fish mouth revers

• Clover revers

• L  revers collar

• Tuxedo collar

• Giraffe collar

• Danton collar

• Napoleon high coat collar

• Sailor collar

• Puritan collar / Pilgrim Collar

• Modesty Collar

• Round bertha collar

• Dutch collar

• Poerrot collar

• Ruff collar

• Frilled Stand collar

• Stand Collar with a knot

• Van dyke collar

• Bertha collar Square

• Bertha collar Round

• Falling band collar

• Partlet collar

• Cape collar

• Cascade jabot collar

Jabot is a deocrative piece of fabric attached to the base of the neck by means of a collar

• Bib with frill collar

• Eton collar

• Ascot collar

• Barbett collar

• Cowl Collar

• Carcaille collar

• Convertible open collar

• Convertible closed collar

• Gorget collar

• Pussy Bow collar

• Turned up collar

• Nehru collar

• Fichu collar