Open collar

A shirt collar worn open without tie or top button—the casual open-collar look on camp, aloha, and relaxed dress shirts.

How to recognize it

Open collar shows collar leaves spread open without tie.

Camp collar is revere construction. Revere is the lapel-like fold.

Origin and history

Revers terminology covers open collar folds on camp and aloha shirts.[1] Auckland Museum camp-shirt photography shows open revere collar on cotton resort shirting.[2] Aloha shirt histories place open collar at the center of resort menswear.[3]

Open collar reads relaxed without tie on linen and cotton.[1] Open differs from spread tied business.[2] Contrast with wing collar formal.[3]

Today open collar appears on camp shirts, aloha shirts, and casual linen dress in cotton.[1][2] Open collar linen shirt reads Mediterranean casual.[3] When collar leaves worn open without tie—open collar applies.[2]

Where it is used

Resort wear, weekend casual, aloha shirts, and linen summer dress.[1]

What is worn now

Editorial styling suggestions from MsDressly—not strict rules.

Open collar needs one or two buttons open—not fully unbuttoned unless oversized camp.[2] Linen open collar reads summer resort.[1]

How it differs

Camp is revere construction. Revere is fold type. Convertible can tie or open.[1]

Expression and impression

Open collar reads relaxed, resort, and tie-free. Linen open collar shirt reads summer Mediterranean.

Common questions

Open collar vs camp collar? Camp is revere construction; open collar is how it is worn.[1]

Open collar vs revere? Revere is fold type; open collar is casual wear style.[1]

Open collar business? Casual only—not tied office dress.[2]

Sources

  1. Revers . Wikipedia Lapel and rever terminology for open coat and camp collars.
  2. File:Shirt (AM 2017.66.34-10).jpg . Wikimedia Commons Open-collar camp shirt with revere-like fold; Auckland Museum; CC BY 4.0.
  3. Aloha shirt . Wikipedia Camp and revere collar context on resort shirts.

September 19, 2026