Spread collar
A dress-shirt collar whose points angle outward leaving a wide gap for a tie knot—standard business spread and cutaway variants in menswear.
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
- Dress shirt . Wikipedia Fitted long sleeves with placket and cuff on formal shirting.
- File:Shirt, dress (AM 1967.118-2).jpg . Wikimedia Commons Museum dress shirt with narrow tailored line; Auckland Museum; CC BY 4.0.
- Collar (clothing) . Wikipedia Shirt-collar taxonomy, stands, points, and collar families.
September 19, 2026

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