Collar
Generally, a collar is something which goes around the neck.
Clothing collars
In fashion, a collar is the piece of a shirt or dress around the neck which folds over. The tips may optionally have buttons to fasten the collar down to the shirt for a so-called "button-down" collar. Numerous styles exist[1]:
- ascot collar (stock collar)
- band collar
- bertha collar
- chinese collar (cadet,)
- cape collar
- chelsea collar
- clerical collar
- convertible collar
- cossak collar
- detachable collar (aka false-collar)
- dog-car collar
- fichu collar
- imperial collar
- jabot collar
- johnny collar
- Lacoste collar
- mandarin collar
- man-tailored collar
- Mao collar
- middy collar
- Nehru collar
- Peter Pan collar
- Pierrot collar
- rolled collar
- sailor collar
- shawl collar
- turtleneck
- wing collar
The word collar also refers to job designation, based on the workforce colorwheel. Examples of such include blue-collar, pink-collar and white-collar.
Animal collars
The collar on a draught animal is a robustly constructed leather and straw device that is intended to sit comfortably on the animal's shoulders around its neck and support a set of hames that transfer the draught forces from the animal to the traces.
A collar can also be a piece of material put around the neck of an animal, typically a pet, for control, identification, or other purposes. Identification tags and medical information is often placed on collars. Collars are also useful for controlling the animal, as they provide a handle for grabbing.
- Buckle collars, also called flat collars, are usually nylon or leather with a buckle similar to a belt buckle or a quick-release buckle, either of which holds the collar loosely around the animal's neck. Usually identification is attached to such a collar; it also comes with a loop to which a leash can be fastened.
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- Flea collars are impregnated with chemicals that repel fleas. They are usually a supplementary collar, worn in addition to the conventional buckle collar.
- Elizabethan collars are shaped like lamp shades and prevent a pet from licking something on their body, usually a wound.
The collar has been adopted by the BDSM community. In a BDSM context, a collar represents subservience of one kind or another. Collars are also used non-symbolically in the BDSM scene as fetish gear. These collars are often worn purely as fashion. See Collar (BDSM).
See also: dog collar.