{"id":473,"date":"2013-11-01T01:35:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T05:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propercloth.com\/reference\/?p=473"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:09:51","slug":"dress-shirt-front-placket-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propercloth.com\/reference\/dress-shirt-front-placket-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Dress Shirt Front Placket Types"},"content":{"rendered":"
Front Placket (Fused or Soft)<\/h2>\n
A dress shirt Front placket is the most common dress shirt front style. The fabric around the buttonholes is folded back over and sewn with a fused interlining to give it that crisp, dressy appeal. You’ll rarely, if ever, go wrong with this on a business shirt.<\/p>\n
[fused] Front Placket<\/p><\/div>\n
The Soft Front Placket is exactly the same in style and dimensions to the classic fused Front Placket, but with a soft, unfused interlining. It’s ideal for casual shirts and pairs nicely with a soft collar and cuffs.<\/p>\n
Soft Front Placket<\/p><\/div>\n
French Front<\/h2>\n
The French Front is a popular placket style that features no fold-back placket along the buttonholes. It has a “cleaner” more “downtown” appeal to it. It can be slightly more difficult to iron than the standard front placket, but works well on both business and casual shirts.<\/p>\n
French Front Placket<\/p><\/div>\n
Stand Up Front Placket<\/h2>\n
We created this updated version of our standard Front Placket specifically to provide the collar with extra support and help it stand up extremely well. The Stand Up Front Placket looks just like our standard Front Placket, but it\u2019s constructed with a special stiff, fused interlining in the back side of the placket.<\/span><\/p>\n
Stand Up Front Placket<\/p><\/div>\n
Stand Up French Front<\/h2>\n
An updated version of our French Front design featuring stiff fusing on both the front and back (buttonhole and button) side of the placket. The stiff fused lining provides extra support to ensure your collar stands up really well, with or without a jacket.<\/p>\n
Stand Up French Front<\/p><\/div>\n
Popover Front<\/h2>\n
Part dress shirt, part polo. The Popover features a soft front placket with only three buttons below the collar, requiring you to \u201cpop\u201d it \u201cover\u201d your head. A casual design option, for sure.<\/p>\n
Popover Front<\/p><\/div>\n
Western Front<\/h2>\n
The Western Front incorporates both the Soft Front Placket and an extended, stylized yoke detail along the shoulders. A casual design option, the Western Front will automatically set the yoke to our Western yoke style to complete the look. Western flap pockets and snap buttons are optional.<\/p>\n
Western Front<\/p><\/div>\n
Covered Placket (Fly Front)<\/h2>\n
Commonly known as the Fly Front, the Covered Placket is a more formal style placket with an extra piece that covers up the buttons on the front of the shirt. Commonly used for tuxedo shirts, this certainly will give your shirt a very clean, dressed-up look.<\/p>\n
Covered Placket or Fly Front<\/p><\/div>\n
Tuxedo Front (Plain)<\/h2>\n
Similar to the French Front in look and construction, but the top four buttons below the collar are removable in order to be replaced with tuxedo studs. We suggest only going with this option when buying a tuxedo shirt.<\/p>\n
Tuxedo Front (Plain)<\/p><\/div>\n
Tuxedo Front Pique (Bib)<\/h2>\n
A timeless formalwear staple featuring a textured Thomas Mason Marcella white piqu\u00e9 fabric sewn onto the front of the shirt. The piqu\u00e9 bib is 10\u201d wide, ends just below the 5th button, and features no placket. The top four buttons below the collar are removable in order to be replaced with tuxedo studs.<\/p>\n
Piqu\u00e9 Bib Front Tuxedo<\/p><\/div>\n
Tuxedo Front Pleated<\/h2>\n
A classic formal option featuring ten 7\/16″ pleats on each side of the (fused) front placket. The pleats are made from folds in the fabric of the front of the shirt. The top four buttons below the collar are removable in order to be replaced with tuxedo studs.<\/p>\n
Pleated Tuxedo Front<\/p><\/div>\n
Soft Wide Front Placket<\/h2>\n
The Soft Wide Front Placket is a traditional version of the casual Soft Front Placket. The placket measures 1\/4\u201d wider<\/span> than the Soft Front Placket at 1.5″, and features the same soft, unfused construction. It\u2019s perfect for casual shirts, particularly for those who prefer a more traditional look.<\/span><\/p>\n
Soft Wide Front Placket<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n
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Italian Front Placket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A less structured version of the French Front placket featuring soft construction with a topstitched edge detail. Great for casual shirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\nItalian Front Placket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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