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A polo neck, roll-neck [1] (South Africa), turtleneck (United States, Canada), or skivvy is a garment—usually a sweater—with a close-fitting collar that folds over and covers the neck. It can also refer to the type of neckline, the style of collar itself, or be used as an adjective ("polo necked").
A polo shirt, tennis shirt, golf shirt, or chukker shirt [1] is a form of shirt with a collar. Polo shirts are usually short sleeved but can be long; they were used by polo players originally in India in 1859 and in Great Britain during the 1920s.
polo neck, rollneck, skivvy A close-fitting knitted collar that folds over and covers the neck Upturned collar: An otherwise flat, protruding collar of either a shirt (especially a tennis shirt), jacket, or coat that has been turned upward, either for sport use, warmth, or as either a "fashion signal" or a perceived status symbol.
A skivvy is a long sleeved t-shirt with a high neck, whereas a polo neck/turtle neck more often refers to a jumper with such a neck. Patswans ( talk ) 00:54, 12 December 2012 (UTC) [ reply ] Yes, I agree with your commments about Australian usage.
Henley shirts were named because they were the traditional uniform of rowers in the English town of Henley-on-Thames. [4] The first Henley Royal Regatta was in 1839.. In his biography of Ralph Lauren, the journalist Michael Gross quotes a New York merchant who recalled showing a vintage shirt to a Ralph Lauren buyer: "I showed this fellow underwear—a three-button long-sleeve shirt by ...
Polo neck; S. Scoop neckline; U. Upturned collar This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 04:50 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The layering of multiple polo shirts with the collars up was also popular such as the double or triple popped collars. It also gained popularity as a trend in Europe (perhaps after football star Eric Cantona). Although the upturned collar no longer seems to be in vogue with the majority of European youth, older people still frequently wear ...
Neckline. The neckline is the top edge of a garment that surrounds the neck, especially from the front view. Neckline also refers to the overall line between all the layers of clothing and the neck and shoulders of a person, ignoring the unseen undergarments.