# Name for style of shirt **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 22, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-style-of-shirt/713351 "2015-02-22T17:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-style-of-shirt/713351/1 "2015-02-22T17:12:42Z")
Is there a name for the kind of shirt in [=142631680&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0"]this photo]([http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/Octarine1/media/Screenshot%202015-02-22%20at%2011.56.23%20AM\_zpsjytbcwqp.png.html?filters](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/Octarine1/media/Screenshot%202015-02-22%20at%2011.56.23%20AM_zpsjytbcwqp.png.html?filters)[user)? The closest I can think of is “poet’s shirt,” but I feel like there’s a more accurate name out there. Google hasn’t been much help, as “shirt with tie” yields totally different results. If you can’t view the photo, it’s a blouse with a long piece of fabric tied in a loose bow in the front. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-style-of-shirt/713351/2 "2015-02-22T18:36:37Z")
Do a Google image search for “tie neck blouse.” I think that matches what you want. ---
**Author:** ![beandog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beandog/32/7604_2.png) [@beandog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beandog)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-style-of-shirt/713351/3 "2015-02-22T18:45:11Z")
They are called pussy bow blouses or shirts. See the [Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_bow) and [google image search](https://www.google.com/search?q=pussy+bow+shirt&num=100&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS503US503&es_sm=93&biw=1323&bih=646&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=QyPqVKHANoP1yAT60oG4CA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg). ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-style-of-shirt/713351/4 "2015-02-22T19:05:32Z")
> [@beandog](#): > > They are called pussy bow blouses or shirts. See the [Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_bow) and [google image search](https://www.google.com/search?q=pussy+bow+shirt&num=100&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS503US503&es_sm=93&biw=1323&bih=646&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=QyPqVKHANoP1yAT60oG4CA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg). [Takei Voice] Ooohhhhh myyyyyyy!!! [/takei voice] :o ---
**Author:** ![beandog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beandog/32/7604_2.png) [@beandog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beandog)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-style-of-shirt/713351/5 "2015-02-22T19:15:26Z")
Haha! Yes, the name is a little…awkward. I can only imagine what most people’s thoughts are upon first hearing the phrase “pussy bow”. :eek: I think that **ZipperJJ** ’s suggestion of “tie neck blouse” is becoming more and more popular… ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-style-of-shirt/713351/6 "2015-02-22T19:26:14Z")
> [@Octarine](#): > > Is there a name for the kind of shirt in [=142631680&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0"]this photo]([http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/Octarine1/media/Screenshot%202015-02-22%20at%2011.56.23%20AM\_zpsjytbcwqp.png.html?filters](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/Octarine1/media/Screenshot%202015-02-22%20at%2011.56.23%20AM_zpsjytbcwqp.png.html?filters)[user)? The closest I can think of is “poet’s shirt,” but I feel like there’s a more accurate name out there. Google hasn’t been much help, as “shirt with tie” yields totally different results. If you can’t view the photo, it’s a blouse with a long piece of fabric tied in a loose bow in the front. Interesting cultural memory (not just you): means 18th century. Image search 18th c. Image search 19th c. Image search 20th c. Image search 21st c.