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ClothingShirts and Jackets

Collar Dress

The Collar Dress is a common civilian top clothing item in DayZ with 9 inventory slots, low insulation, and no armor protection. Its main value is that it can be cut into 6 Rags, making it useful emergency cloth material.

Quick item summary

CategoryClothing > Shirts and Jackets
Inventory SlotTop
Size3x3
Capacity9 slots

Quick answer

The Collar Dress is a civilian clothing item worn in the top slot. It has limited storage, low insulation, and no protection, so it is usually not worth keeping once you find better clothing. Its best use is often cutting it into rags for emergency wound treatment or crafting material.

In-game description

Comfortable women's dress. Will keep you looking pretty in any situation.

Main Uses

  • Wear as civilian top clothing
  • Carry 9 slots of inventory
  • Use as temporary early-game clothing
  • Cut into 6 Rags
  • Repair with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit

How to use this item

Use the Collar Dress as early clothing

The Collar Dress is basic civilian clothing. It gives a little storage, but it is not protective and is not especially warm.

  1. Find a Collar Dress in civilian loot areas.
  2. Equip it in your top clothing slot.
  3. Use the 9 inventory slots for small items.
  4. Replace it with warmer or more protective clothing when possible.

Cut the Collar Dress into rags

The Collar Dress is especially useful as emergency cloth material because it can be cut into 6 Rags.

  1. Only cut it up if you do not need the dress anymore.
  2. Use a sharp tool such as a knife when the option is available.
  3. Collect the 6 Rags.
  4. Disinfect rags before using them for wound treatment when possible.
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Repair the Collar Dress

The Collar Dress can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit.

  1. Place the Collar Dress in your inventory or hands.
  2. Use Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit on the dress.
  3. Repair it when damaged.
  4. Each repair restores part of the clothing condition.
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How to get Collar Dress

  • Search civilian loot areas.
  • Check houses, clothing spawns, and general town loot.
  • Look for Pink, Pink Check, Blue Check, Brown Check, Green Check, White Check, Red Check, and Dotted variants.
  • Use it temporarily or cut it into rags if you need cloth material.

Spawn info

CivilianCommon
  • The Collar Dress is a common civilian clothing item.
  • It uses the top inventory slot.
  • It has 9 inventory slots.
  • It can be cut into 6 Rags.
  • It has multiple color and pattern variants.

Important notes

  • The Collar Dress is basic civilian top clothing.
  • It has 9 inventory slots.
  • It gives no quick bar bonus slots.
  • It has low insulation.
  • It can become drenched.
  • It provides no projectile, melee, or infected protection.
  • It can be cut into 6 Rags.
  • It can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit.
  • It is often more useful as rag material than as long-term clothing.