Johnny collar

Johnny collar shows a deep V at center front with a narrow knit band continuing around the back of the neck—no collar points or stand.

A camp collar is woven, open, and one-piece. A grandad collar is a band without a V placket. A crew neck closes in a round rib with no V.

Polo shirt history links knit sport collars with button plackets to golf and tennis dress.[1] Knitting construction lets the Johnny collar band be knitted in one with the body on sweaters and tops.[2] Commons polo photography documents the ribbed knit collar and placket pairing retailers call Johnny collar on women's knits.[3]

Mid-century American sportswear marketed deep-V knit tops for campus and country-club casual.[1] The name distinguishes knit V openings from woven button-down points.[2] It is not the band collar of a grandad shirt—that closes with a short stand and no deep V.[3]

Today Johnny collar appears on wool and cotton blend sweaters, knit polo tops, and lounge sets.[1][2] Pair with plain trousers for casual offices.[3] When a knit top has a deep V with a narrow neckband—Johnny collar applies.[2]

Casual knit tops, golf-adjacent sportswear, campus sweaters, and lounge sets.[1]

Johnny collar frames the throat on knit tops—skip neckties.[1] Contrast tipping reads preppy on cotton knits.[2]

Camp collar is woven and open. Crew neck is round with no V. Peter Pan is a flat woven leaf.[1]

Johnny collar reads sporty, casual, and knit-soft. Deep V Johnny tops read campus preppy.

Johnny collar vs grandad collar? Johnny has a deep V knit opening; grandad is a band collar without V.[3]

Johnny collar vs polo collar? Johnny names the deep V knit style; polo collar is the ribbed knit band on polo shirts.[1]

Is Johnny collar woven? Usually knit, not dress-shirt woven.[2]