Arrow Collar
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Arrow Collar was a famous early 20th-century American brand of detachable shirt collars that became iconic through its stylish advertising illustrations and association with the suave “Arrow Collar Man.”
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clothing brand
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detachable shirt collar brand ⓘ |
| advertisingCharacterRole | idealized modern man ⓘ |
| advertisingMedium |
magazine advertisements
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newspaper advertisements ⓘ |
| advertisingStyle | illustrated fashion drawings ⓘ |
| advertisingTheme |
professional success
ⓘ
urban sophistication ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Arrow Collar Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
American advertising icons
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detachable collar fashion ⓘ |
| brandExtension | Arrow shirts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandImage |
respectable middle- and upper-class masculinity
ⓘ
suave male elegance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
helped define early 20th-century American male fashion ideals
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influenced popular image of the well-dressed businessman ⓘ |
| declineReason | shift to attached collars on shirts ⓘ |
| fashionCategory | mens formalwear accessories ⓘ |
| feature |
detachable collar design
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stiff, starched appearance ⓘ |
| function | to provide a crisp, clean-looking shirt collar that could be replaced without laundering the whole shirt ⓘ |
| historicalContext | popular before widespread adoption of attached collars ⓘ |
| industry |
menswear
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shirt accessories ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Cluett, Peabody & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
cotton
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linen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advertising campaign featuring the Arrow Collar Man
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detachable collars for men’s dress shirts ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Cluett, Peabody & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType | detachable shirt collar ⓘ |
| soldAs | separate accessory from shirts ⓘ |
| startPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| status | historical brand ⓘ |
| targetDemographic |
middle-class men
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upper-class men ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ |
| useCase | formal and business dress shirts ⓘ |
| wornWith |
bow ties
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men’s dress shirts ⓘ neckties ⓘ |
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