Ever go to a tailor and have no idea what word(s) she/he just said? Well, we are here to bring a little education into the wide world of tailoring with a little terminology talk. Check back every week for a new term.

Next up: Placket 

The term placket can refer to a handful of things, but it most often refers to the front opening of a button-down shirt (or dress) that holds the buttons and buttonholes. Plackets almost always consist of more than one layer of fabric and there are two methods for constructing plackets.  A separate piece of fabric can be attached to the shirt (after which buttons and buttonholes are sewn on), or the edge of the shirt can folded back on itself.

Plackets on a shirt.

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