New Shirts Fight Floppy Collar Syndrome

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Dec 26th 2009 at 3:01PM

A new San-Francisco company has taken on a problem we didn't know existed: Floppy Collar Syndrome. According to Askel Paris the tieless trend in menswear has led to a nation of less-than-snappy dressers with shirt collars sinking below their jackets. Their answer, a collar that won't sit down even if you beg.

Designer Yazid Aksas has created a slim fit, button down made of pure cotton and featuring a stiff collar, a boldly colored interior and square buttons. The shirts are available for less than $100 and the website playfully hints that the shirts will help you "score hot chicks."

Tags: askel, button down shirt, ButtonDownShirt, dress shirts, DressShirts, shirts

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cdj0002 Dec 26th 2009 11:15PM

I thought that was what collar stays were for...

Aksel Dec 27th 2009 2:26PM

To CDJ0002:

Even if you have stays on your collar, there is just not enough fabric on most shirts, most of the collars are just not high enough, our shirts collar are twice higher than a typical Banana Republic or Ralph Lauren shirt.
You can see an example here: http://akselparis.com/collection/le-ciel.html
or here: http://akselparis.com/collection/le-carte-blanche.html
Beyond that, our shirts have a lot of nice details, are very stylish, have an impeccable sewing and we are using the best fabric ever, try us, you won't regret it:)
- The Aksel Team.

Aksel Dec 27th 2009 2:35PM

To CDJ0002:

Even if you have stays on your collar, there is just not enough
fabric on most shirts, most of the collars are just not high enough,
our shirts collar are twice higher than a typical Banana Republic or
Ralph Lauren shirt.
You can see an example here:
http://akselparis.com/collection/le-ciel.html
or here: http://akselparis.com/collection/le-carte-blanche.html
Beyond that, our shirts have a lot of nice details, are very stylish,
have an impeccable sewing and we are using the best fabric ever, try
us, you won't regret it:)
- The Aksel Team.