Bertha collar

Bertha collar shows a wide flat panel spanning the shoulders on a gown.

Portrait is an oval cut edge. Fichu is a triangular kerchief drape.

Bertha (collar)) traces wide shoulder collars on nineteenth-century ball gowns.[1] LACMA evening dress photography shows bertha spanning shoulders on formal silk.[2] 1550–1600 in Western European fashion links bertha to later Victorian revivals of wide neck drapery.[3]

Bertha often uses lace or silk over bare shoulders.[1] Bertha differs from ruff starched ring.[2] Contrast with Peter Pan small flat leaf.[3]

Today bertha collar appears on Victorian costume, bridal revivals, and period drama in silk and lace.[1][3] Bertha reads formal and historic.[2] When a wide shoulder collar covers the upper arms—bertha collar applies.[3]

Victorian ball gowns, bridal revivals, period costume, and formal evening revivals.[1]

Bertha collar pairs with bare arms and long gloves for period effect.[2] Lace bertha on ball gown reads Victorian grand.[1]

Portrait is oval neck cut. Fichu is kerchief. Off-shoulder is cut edge not collar.[1]

Bertha collar reads Victorian, grand, and shoulder-draped. Lace bertha ball gown reads nineteenth-century formal.

Bertha collar vs portrait neckline? Bertha is applied shoulder collar; portrait is cut oval.[1]

Bertha collar vs fichu? Fichu is kerchief; bertha is structured shoulder panel.[1]

Bertha collar modern? Mostly bridal, costume, and evening revival.[3]