Mens Shirts - Cutaway collars

MoRT489 · 28 Nov 2016 at 09:56

What a strange thing to get offended by. They've been around for quite a while -

The Cut Away Collar was originally created to match the wide Windsor tie knot made popular by the likes of Prince George and Edward VIII.

WillyNelson · 28 Nov 2016 at 10:24

MoRT489 said:
What a strange thing to get offended by. They've been around for quite a while -

Think the issue is the modern style where the cutaway is taken to an extreme. The traditional cutaway still gives a V between the collar points but so many of the current ones show the collar as a straight line or even cut back behind the horizontal.

Edit:

See the two examples below. I'd say the one on the right is a classic cutaway collar, whereas the left is an extreme example which detracts form the lines of the rest of the tailoring. Both work with a half-Windsor which he just about gets away with for the classic but not the modern.

yer_averagejoe · 28 Nov 2016 at 11:04

Whitewater said:
It's like the fashion for buttoning a shirt up fully without wearing a tie

This trend triggers a rage inside me that i did not know I had. it's like "Hey, remember when your mum used to dress you? wouldn't it look cool to look like that again?"

McPhee · 28 Nov 2016 at 14:38

Modern cutaway looks ****.

But if you can't find decent shirts with other collar types, you're shopping in the wrong places. Probably fashion retailers, constantly chasing the latest fad trend, rather than a decent menswear shop.

Cosimo · 28 Nov 2016 at 15:29

satchef1 said:
Modern cutaway looks ****.

This.

Uther · 28 Nov 2016 at 15:39

I wasn't even aware they were a thing until I went shirt shopping recently.They look bloody ridiculous.

dowie · 28 Nov 2016 at 15:52

depends how extreme they are

these seem fine:

these look silly:

glenimp617 · 28 Nov 2016 at 15:57

they look ridiculous

izzop · 28 Nov 2016 at 18:50

WillyNelson said:
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See the two examples below. I'd say the one on the right is a classic cutaway collar, whereas the left is an extreme example which detracts form the lines of the rest of the tailoring. Both work with a half-Windsor which he just about gets away with for the classic but not the modern.

I don't think he gets away with it at all (half-Windsor).

I agree that the cutaway collar on the left isn't a good look, although the more classic one on the right is fine. The real problem here is the fact he can't tie a tie!

Dis86 · 28 Nov 2016 at 18:51

They look ridiculous.