Short answer
Collar band lowered and spread opened — frame the neck rather than hide it.
Why it happens
Short neck distance plus a collar band cut tall.
Why ready-to-wear cannot fix it
Size charts grade uniformly; short neck is a personal geometry. A block adjusted in one place pulls in another — which is why the correction must exist in the pattern, not in the fitting-room mirror.
How the house drafts for it
Collar band lowered and spread opened — frame the neck rather than hide it. The correction is recorded in your Fit Passport, so every later commission starts from it automatically.
Where it matters most
This correction carries most for: shirt, suit. It is reviewed at every fitting, in every city, for every garment.
Fit Library entry 21 of 48 · Reviewed by Bonturberg Editorial Review · 2026-09-08