The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1908)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · New York, The McClure Co.; London, E. Grant Richards · leaf 82
de tostand up, it is absolutely necessary that a piece should COLLARS AND BANDS 43 be cut out of the cloth, or the lapel will not lie down.In the exaggerated garment of which we give anillustration (see Figure 33) this need is most manifest;but a moments thought will show that the provisionmust be… … Fig. 34.—The toothpick on a dress coat. Another remarkable variation is to be found in thecollars of some dress suits. A little point is left onthe collar known to tailors as the toothpick, whichruns across the nick into the lapel (see Figure 34).This structure is probably a survival of some…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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