Peter Pan collar

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Famously worn by Maude Adams in her 1905 role as Peter Pan, though the style existed earlier.

Noun[edit]

Peter Pan collar (plural Peter Pan collars)

  1. A flat collar with rounded ends, cut to fit around the curve of the neckline, usually white or pale-coloured.
    • 2016 September 2, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian:
      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.