On but 3 occasions do I pop.

1. when outside in the raw driving rain or cold I will pop my coat collar- For some reason I find the collar of my Beaufort barbour has a not as attractive pop as my barbour Bedale-? although a diamond quilt Liddesdale has a particually nice look when popped.

2. when wearing a rugby shirt beneath a crew neck sweatshirt ( preferably a rugby shirt with a white collar and a grey or navy sweatshirt)
the collar does indeed curl in a soft attractive pop.

3. when wearing a heavy weight wool barbour tyne sweater I will pop the collar of my tattersall shirts ( mainly to stop the back of my neck getting itchy -I find the tyne has a thick knitted collar that has a tendency to ride low.

If I had a black leather bikers jacket -I would also pop the collar on that.

No. Popping. Ever.

Sorry, extremely unpleasant associations with this look going back over 25 years.

Flagging!

Going on college experience, where the vast majority of the school did this.

Cotton polos.

There are two general varieties I have gotten used to seeing popped ("flagged" as I know it but I've heard both used as well as "tipping").

The straight up all around pop. In most cases you do not get enough "bone" in the collar to keep it this way all day, hence the "droopy pop."  Lacoste have the best bone.  Polo second.  Brooks last and collar sometimes a little wide for optimum height.

What I will call "half mast" when you put up the back but not the front, so the front is still mostly folded down.

Girls often will flag their oxford shirts' collars.  Looks very nice under a sweater. 

Double-pop occasionally seen...contrasting colors that are complimentary: white and blue.  Silly.  Generally done to BE silly.  Best employed at party where many preppies play it up to the max (the crabbed pants, tennis sweaters etc) in parody of selves. 


Incidentally, many try to claim credit for the pop. I have heard the following tales:

1. People sailing in the 1920s and 30s conceived it, realizing that it kept the burning sun off their necks.

2. Dean Martin often wore the flagged-polo-under-sweater look golfing in the 50s and 60s, inspiring copycats.
http://www.cityofindianwells.org/photogallery/183_web.jpg

3. Elvis popped his shirts and jackets sometimes, inspiring copycats.
http://passitonsv.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/hw72.jpg

4. Blacks in the 1950s/60s invented it.

Indeed, there seems to be an ongoing "argument" (if it's even worth arguing) between suburban preppies and inner city/punky types as to whose style this *really* is.


A repeated quote, tongue-in-cheek, in college was "when the collar pops, the panties drop"

In my experience, it made no difference either way.


EDIT: Also see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upturned_collar

Last edited by Coolidge (2008-01-22 19:38:49)

Ol Chums,

One may only hope that this article is meant as satire.  Perchance this "FU" institution of higher learning is The Onion of American universities?

Very trad.

http://media.www.fairfieldmirror.com/media/storage/paper148/news/2005/02/17/Coffeebreak/Pop-It.Like.Its.Hot.A.Guide.To.Being.Preppy-867978.shtml

Cheerio,
Trip

Last edited by tripchauncey (2008-01-31 17:11:14)