Knitted garment collar comprising a first curved flexible portion and a second structured stitch curved rigid portion, method for manufacturing such a collar and garment comprising such a collar

A collar of a knitted garment, comprising:

• a first flexible knitted portion comprising a rectilinear shaped inner longitudinal end and a curve-shaped outer longitudinal end;
• a second Milano knitted portion, said second portion being distinct from and more rigid than said first portion and constituting a collar stand, said first and second portions of the collar being knitted according to a flechage knitting technique,
• said second portion comprising a rectilinear shaped inner longitudinal end corresponding to said inner longitudinal end of said first portion and a curve-shaped outer longitudinal end, said second portion being linked to said first portion at said inner longitudinal ends of said first and second portions;
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• a curve-shaped longitudinal fold axis of said first portion, said longitudinal fold axis being located in said first portion, parallel to said outer longitudinal end of said first portion, so that an upper portion of said first portion located above the fold axis is folded along said longitudinal fold axis to cover a lower portion of said first portion located below the fold axis and the entirety of said second portion;
• said collar comprising two rectilinear shaped lateral ends;
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• said collar, when unfolded, defining a height (H1) between said outer longitudinal end of said first portion and said outer longitudinal end of said second portion at a central portion of said collar, and a height (H2) at each of the two lateral ends of said collar, with (H1) larger than (H2).