{"id":11164,"date":"2026-05-14T17:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/?p=11164"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:58:38","slug":"kauluspaidan-kangas-ja-kaulus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/kauluspaidan-kangas-ja-kaulus\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirt fabric and collar: how the choice affects the whole look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A dress shirt affects a suit more than many people think.<\/strong> The same suit looks different with a white poplin shirt, soft oxford shirt or relaxed linen shirt.<\/p>\n<h2>Poplin is smooth and neat<\/h2>\n<p>Poplin is a good choice for celebrations, work and situations where the shirt should look as neat as possible. It looks sharp with a suit and tie.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxford is more relaxed<\/h2>\n<p>Oxford cloth is slightly thicker and more textured. It works well without a tie, with a sports jacket and in smart casual dressing.<\/p>\n<h2>Twill drapes softly<\/h2>\n<p>Twill has a diagonal weave that often makes the fabric softer and more lively. It can be a good choice for everyday and work dressing.<\/p>\n<h2>Linen breathes in summer<\/h2>\n<p>A linen shirt suits summer, travel and more relaxed formal dressing. It wrinkles, but that is exactly what makes the look natural.<\/p>\n<h2>The collar is chosen according to face shape and use<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A cutaway collar works well with a tie and opens the face.<\/li>\n<li>A button-down collar suits more relaxed dressing.<\/li>\n<li>A classic collar is a safe choice for most situations.<\/li>\n<li>For a tailcoat shirt or tuxedo shirt, the collar is chosen according to formalwear rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a made-to-measure shirt, sleeve length, body ease, cuffs and buttons can also be adjusted to suit the whole.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shirt fabric, collar shape and cuffs affect whether the whole look appears relaxed or more formal.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[382,383],"tags":[387,389,386],"class_list":["post-11164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mittatilaus","category-tyyli-ja-pukeutuminen","tag-dandy-tailor","tag-mittatilaus","tag-pukeutuminen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11166,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11164\/revisions\/11166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandytailor.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}