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Hey guys,
I'd like to make some oxford buttondowns with the following attached collar:
http://ctshirts.scene7.com/is/image/...MC?$prod_page$
I am wondering how they can have that collar. Is it because the points are longer? I like the slight roll it has to it.
Here is a picture of the buttondown collar that is boring and I would not want:
Any suggestions on what to tell the tailor? Thanks very much!
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i think it's just the length of the collar.
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The length of the collar is part of it but it seems to me (and I've never tried to make a collar so I really don't know) is that the positioning of the buttons is just as important.
I'd just tell him that you want a long buttondown with a lot of roll and I imagine he'd know what you're looking for. Or else just bring that photo.
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The effect you're looking for is a roll button down:
I don't think that the CT photo is necessarily a roll; it looks to me like the collar has been pushed out to make it look more interesting.
I'd agree with my Cambridge friend - the effect does depend on the length of the collar, and you could move the buttons to 'hack' it.
