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
detachable shirt collar brand
advertisingCharacterRole idealized modern man
advertisingMedium magazine advertisements
newspaper advertisements
advertisingStyle illustrated fashion drawings
advertisingTheme professional success
urban sophistication
associatedCharacter Arrow Collar Man NERFINISHED
associatedConcept American advertising icons
detachable collar fashion
brandExtension Arrow shirts NERFINISHED
brandImage respectable middle- and upper-class masculinity
suave male elegance
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact helped define early 20th-century American male fashion ideals
influenced popular image of the well-dressed businessman
declineReason shift to attached collars on shirts
fashionCategory mens formalwear accessories
feature detachable collar design
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
shirt accessories
manufacturer Cluett, Peabody & Company NERFINISHED
marketedIn United States NERFINISHED
material cotton
linen
notableFor advertising campaign featuring the Arrow Collar Man
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
upper-class men
timePeriodOfProminence 1910s
1920s
1930s
useCase formal and business dress shirts
wornWith bow ties
men’s dress shirts
neckties

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Frank X. Leyendecker notableClient Arrow Collar