First recorded in 1950–55
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Hong Chau, of “The Whale,” asked Prada to add a mandarin collar to her shell pink gown to represent, she said, her roots.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Also popularized by British celebrities was Mr. Cardin’s Nehru jacket, a hip-length coat with a mandarin collar inspired by his travels to India and Pakistan.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2020
If you flap up the lapels it actually has the mandarin collar.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2018
He has the regimental haircut, the mandarin collar and the gleaming bonhomie of a sadistic dentist.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2015
In her best, rose-colored dress — this combined a mandarin collar with a circle skirt — she also looked perceptibly pregnant.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
She wore a billowy black blouse with a Mandarin collar, gold earrings, and a generous smile that hid her jet lag.
From The Verge ● Jan. 9, 2016
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