mandarin collar

noun

1. a narrow, stand-up collar, not quite meeting at the front.

Mandarin collar

noun

1. a high stiff round collar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mandarin collar¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Hong Chau, of “The Whale,” asked Prada to add a mandarin collar to her shell pink gown to represent, she said, her roots.

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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.

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On the red carpet before the show, he confessed to People TV that his white shirt with a mandarin collar turned out to be a girl’s shirt.

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Betty Jean wore a ballerina length wedding dress, which had a mandarin collar and long sleeves - just like Grace Kelly’s.

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If you flap up the lapels it actually has the mandarin collar.

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