Peter Pan collar

noun

1. a close-fitting flat or rolled collar with rounded ends that meet in front of a high, round neckline.

Peter Pan collar

noun

1. a collar on a round neck, having two rounded ends at the front

Word History and Origins

Origin of Peter Pan collar¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Metzelaar’s 6-year-old self stared back: Half smile, questioning eyes, Peter Pan collar over a sweater.

From Seattle Times

From the wedding emerged a now-legendary photo of the actress on the arm of her new husband, wearing a pink and white gingham dress with a lacy Peter Pan collar.

From Salon

His hair is mussed and he’s wearing wide-leg denim trousers and an ivory babydoll top with a Peter Pan collar.

From Washington Post

In this, her makeover is like a version 2.0 of the techniques employed by Winona Ryder in her 2002 shoplifting trial, when she wore a Marc Jacobs outfit that made her look like a polite schoolgirl, complete with a Peter Pan collar, as well as assorted discreet knee-length hemlines and headbands; or Anna Sorokin, the society grifter who, in the final days of her 2019 trial, wore sweet baby-doll dresses that practically blared “innocent.”

From New York Times

These include a striped shirt with a Peter Pan collar and an upside-down silk Karl Marx patch, and a Levi’s-style rubberized cotton jacket.

From New York Times