Peter Pan collar

noun

Peter Pan collar

noun

Etymology Famously worn by Maude Adams in her role as Peter Pan in 1905, though the style existed earlier.

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Business, Clothing, Fashion, Lifestyle, Manufacturing, Textiles A flat collar with rounded ends, cut to fit around the curve of the neckline, usually white or pale-coloured.

  • A Peter Pan collar might seem like a winsome, Alexa-Chung-at-Paris-fashion-week look in theory, but, trust me, you will look absurd.2016 September 2, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian:

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