Dickey (garment)

As a shirt front or shirt-front is called a garment, which was around the turn of the century (1900 ), but also already worn previously. It usually consists of stoffüberzogenem cardboard and is supported between vest and shirt and tied behind his back with ropes.

Today you can find a shirt front only at the Company clothing under the tuxedo or tailcoat. The shirtfront was previously attached with a special screw design on the actual shirt.

However, there is also a variant of the sewn-on two-piece shirt-front (usually piqué ), which is closed by means Frack buttons.

Some of these variants is located below a fabric loop. With this the shirtfront on the top button of the Frackweste is streamlined.