Jack Sheldon, in 'Run, Buddy, Run' (1967, I think - was it ever shown on TV outside the US?) is seen wearing a Madras half-sleeve with a spread collar: so - quite 'Boom Years'?  I think we need an American poster (possibly of a certain age) to comment. 
But I take Yuca's point.  Very few of us on here would naturally navigate away from a collar roll (or even a button-down) lacking one in favour of a spread collar.
I used to see shirts in 'Wild' (Nottingham Americana store) circa 2009-10 that made me want to turn quickly away.  These were often with spearpoint collars, sometimes wildly exaggerated, often in 'interesting' colours and made of unnatural fibres.  Arrow shirts looked good in comparison.  Van Heusen looked slightly better.

My face is round. Practically spherical. A spread collar with tie makes it more so. Not good.

When I go non-BD it's with a forward point collar, which I actually prefer with suits. And since I hardly ever wear a suit anymore...

Spread collars on casual shirts are fine by me.

The spread collar puts me in mind of Jermyn Street types. Possibly bought by guys who want to look a bit more sophisticated and show that they think about their wardrobe choices, but then some of them disprove that by wearing them without a tie which looks awful. I’ve come round to thinking that a simple point collar looks best with a suit when attempting a degree of formality. The button down, although very ubiquitous, still adds a relaxed feel to an outfit and how often do you see someone with a decent roll?  I’ve never bothered with pin collars or tab collars (uncomfortable and fiddly), regarding them  as somewhat experimental and liable to make you look as though you are ‘trying too hard’ - one of the cardinal sins of the Ivy internet world, I tend to feel that spread collars are in the same territory.


Prince Charles wears spread collars a lot and looks great in them, but then he’s most definitely not a Jermyn Street type.

'I’ve come round to thinking that a simple point collar looks best with a suit when attempting a degree of formality. The button down, although very ubiquitous, still adds a relaxed feel to an outfit'

Agreed. Subtle, quality cuff links also add a degree of formality to a point collar shirt without losing the essential ivy character.

Some of the shirts I wear around the house or for walking have collars I would describe as 'truncated' rather than spread.  Having said that, they're very much in the minority.

If you ever have to go to court or a wedding or a funeral then a suit is still unbeatable. For job interviews it can be a liability.

Last edited by Yuca (2022-03-04 12:35:58)

Hartford polo shirts as sold in JS had a spread collar.

Are we talking about camp collars or true spread collars?