Ihe practice of clergymen wearing collars fastened at the back originated in Italy, where, in the hot climate, the priest often found that perspiration spoiled his neckwear. lie adopted a linen band, which became standardised into the circular collar.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20359, 17 July 1934, Page 3
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