Lots of banded collar shirts on the market are capable of taking detachable collars. I'm wondering whether anyone on this forum uses them.
My questions would be:
1) Do you use one, and if so what style?
2) When do you use it (i.e., when you're shooting, save it for events after the shooting day is over, strictly for historical re-enactment, etc.)?
3) What one do you use?
4) How long has yours lasted?
5) What's it like to use one? Do you like the experience of wearing one, or do you find it odd, uncomfortable, etc.?
Obviously, I have a banded collar shirt, and am thinking about getting a collar for it. Seems like for a townsperson (maybe a sherrif, a banker, a merchant, or possibly a photographer), the detachable collar could have a place. I personally like the collared look. I've seen one made by Frontier Classics (I can't find any info on what it's made of), one of cotton made by River Junction, and paper ones made of Linex, Linene, and Celluloid by Amazon Dry Goods. The Amazon Dry Goods ones are most intriguing, since they are period correct for 1860 onward, and are produced on the last period paper collar machine there is. But being paper, they don't last forever. I know the cotton one would usually be soaked in starch after ironing, so maybe inconvenient to prepare for use. I've also seen references somewhere to the effect it's almost impossible to iron and starch one and get the right curve around the neck without the sort of equipment Amazon Dry Goods has, but I don't know if that's actually true or not. I have no idea at all on the utility of the Frontier Classics one. Hence my questions above.
Any comments on your personal experience with detachable collars, especially the ones listed above, would be of help in deciding what to get. Heck, for that matter, the info would be just plain interesting from a historical and re-enactment perspective. While I'm really looking for personal experience, I wouldn't be unappreciative of historical notes about collar use. Thanks in advance.