Gentlewoman Collars (Part 1)

I am not usually fond of shirts with collars; they interfere with my hair (and putting my hair up reveals too much of the collar, making the shirt too prim).


This spring, though, appears to be the season of the gentlewoman collar, with props to Tennessee, and I am especially loving this look from Prada: with a cocktail dress over a shirt.


We've seen the look before: Julia Roberts wore a strapless dress over a shirt to the Golden Globes:

and I blogged about another combination here.

Prada's offering is extra special because of its genial use of feathers and its (to me) indigo-inspired shirt, which reminds me of a favourite from my twenties:

If this gentlewoman collar knocked, I'd answer the door.