Mao suit collar
The short standing collar on a Zhongshan or Mao suit—center-front buttoned tunic collar distinct from separate mandarin fashion bands and from Western shirt points.
How to recognize it
Origin and history
Where it is used
What is worn now
Editorial styling suggestions from MsDressly—not strict rules.
How it differs
Expression and impression
Common questions
Sources
- Zhongshan suit . Wikipedia Standing collar on Mao suit and Sun Yat-sen jacket.
- File:Chinese-man-ye-jinglu-photographic-self-portrait-aged-21.jpg . Wikimedia Commons Late Qing portrait with standing collar on changshan robe; public domain.
- Mandarin collar . Wikipedia Standing collar contrast for flat and shirt collar entries.
September 19, 2026

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