Peter Pan collar
English
Etymology
Famously worn by Maude Adams in her 1905 role as Peter Pan, though the style existed earlier.
Noun
Peter Pan collar (plural Peter Pan collars)
- A flat collar with rounded ends, cut to fit around the curve of the neckline, usually white or pale-coloured.
- 2016, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian, 2 September:
- A Peter Pan collar might seem like a winsome, Alexa-Chung-at-Paris-fashion-week look in theory, but, trust me, you will look absurd.
- 2016, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian, 2 September:
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