Polo Shirts
Custom Tipped Collar Polo Shirts: Collars Knitted to Your Colours
A tipped collar polo has contrast stripes knitted into its flat-knit collar and cuffs. Because we knit collars and cuffs to each order, tipping colours and jacquard stripes can be matched to your brand or school standards, on a 200–260 GSM piqué body.
Specification
- Fabric
- Piqué mesh, 4-way or 6-way
- Weight
- 200–260 GSM
- Collar & cuffs
- Flat-knit on flat machines, knitted to order
- Collar styles
- Plain, tipped or jacquard
- Buttons
- 2 or 3 resin, shell or urea (11.5 mm / 18L)
- Packing
- Collar stays, polybag, hangtag
Key takeaways
- Flat-knit collars and cuffs are knitted to order for each programme.
- Tipping and jacquard stripes can be matched to your colour standards.
- Rib cuffs are flat-knitted to order too, so tipping can be repeated on the cuffs.
- Collar stays are packed into every polo so collars arrive uncrushed.
- Body piqué runs 200–260 GSM.
A tipped collar is one of the simplest ways to make a polo look branded without a single stitch of embroidery. Two or three contrast stripes at the collar and cuff edge carry a team, club or school colour. This page explains how we make tipped collar polos within our custom polo shirt range.
What makes a good tipped collar polo
Off-the-shelf collars limit you to stock colours. Ours are knitted on flat machines for each order, so stripe colours and widths follow your standard. The rib cuffs are flat-knitted to order alongside the collar, so the tipping can repeat on the cuffs. Approve collar and body colours together on the sample, which avoids a near-miss between stripe and body. Collar stays in every polo keep the collar flat through transit.
Construction details
From our polo bill of materials:
- Body: piqué mesh, 4-way or 6-way, 200–260 GSM (≈ 0.28–0.38 kg per piece).
- Flat-knit collar & cuffs: knitted to order on flat machines, with tipping and jacquard stripes available.
- Placket interlining: fusible interlining keeps the front placket crisp and flat.
- Buttons: 2 or 3 resin, shell or urea buttons (11.5 mm / 18L), with one spare sewn on at the care label.
- Tapes: back-neck binding tape and side-slit reinforcement tape.
- Thread: 40/2 polyester plus high-stretch overlock looper thread, and high-tenacity polyester for buttonholes.
Customisation options
| Option | Choices |
|---|---|
| Collar | Plain, tipped or jacquard |
| Tipping | Stripe colours matched to your standard |
| Cuffs | Rib cuffs knitted to match the collar |
| Fabric | 4-way or 6-way piqué, 200–260 GSM |
| Buttons | 2 or 3; resin, shell or urea |
| Decoration | Chest embroidery, sleeve prints |
Record stripe colours, widths and order in your tech pack; our tech pack guide shows what to include.
How we make it
Tipped collar polos follow our eight-stage manufacturing process. In pre-production, collar tipping and body colour are approved together on a sample. Sewing covers collar attachment, the interfaced placket and taped side slits. In pressing, collars and plackets are pressed into shape. Packing adds collar stays, polybag and hangtag.
To add a logo to a tipped polo, see embroidered polo shirts, or look at school polo shirts for uniform programmes.
Before you sample
Give us the stripe order, each stripe’s colour reference and whether the cuffs repeat the collar tipping. Approving collar, cuff and body together on one sample is the simplest way to avoid a near-miss in bulk.
Final thoughts
Tipping is a small detail that makes a polo recognisably yours, as long as the collar is knitted to your order and approved alongside the body colour. Send us your colour references. MOQ, pricing and lead time are confirmed with your quote.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can collar tipping match our brand colours?
Yes. Flat-knit collars and cuffs are knitted for each order, so tipping stripes and jacquard patterns can be matched to your colour standards.
What is the difference between a tipped and a jacquard collar?
Tipping adds contrast stripes along the collar and cuff edge. A jacquard collar knits a pattern into the collar itself. Both are made on flat machines to order.
Do the cuffs match the collar?
Yes. Rib cuffs are also flat-knitted to order, so tipping can be repeated on the cuffs.
How do you stop collars getting crushed in shipping?
Every polo is packed with a collar stay, either a butterfly insert or a paper collar strip, so the collar keeps its shape in the carton.
RFQ · Tech pack or brief welcome