Camp collar

Camp collar lies open in a shallow V with a faced edge and no collar stand or points.

Button-down collars have stands and anchored points. Revere names a similar lapel-like fold on coats.

Aloha shirt history documents the open camp collar on Hawaiian resort shirts from the 1930s onward.[1] Revers terminology links camp collars to lapel-like open folds on casual shirts.[2] Museum camp-shirt photography shows one-piece collars on printed cotton and linen leisure shirts.[3]

Hollywood and tourism spread the Cuban collar silhouette from Hawaii and Miami to global resort wear.[1] Bowling and rockabilly subcultures adopted bold prints with the same open neck.[2] Camp collar differs from mandarin standing bands and sailor square flaps.[3]

Today camp collar appears on linen vacation shirts, silk leisure sets, and streetwear overshirts.[1][2] Wear open over a tank or half-tucked with plain chinos.[3] When a shirt has a one-piece open resort collar—camp collar applies.[2]

Resort wear, vacation shirts, bowling shirts, summer parties, and casual Friday open-neck dress.[1]

Camp collar shirts look best worn open or with one button closed.[2] Printed camp collar reads retro Hawaiian; solid linen reads Mediterranean.[1]

Button-down has points and stand. Revere is tailored coat terminology. Johnny is knit V neck.[1]

Camp collar reads resort, retro, and leisure. Printed Cuban collar reads Hawaiian vacation.

Camp collar vs Cuban collar? Same one-piece open resort collar.[1]

Camp collar vs revere collar? Revere is coat lapel language; camp is shirt collar.[2]

Camp collar with tie? Usually worn tieless and open.[1]