Description
Barrister tabs go by a few names depending on where you trained: court tabs, case tabs, barristers tabs. Same thing. They’re the two white pleated strips worn folded down at the collar as part of Canadian court dress. They sit over a wing-collar shirt and under a barrister’s robe or waistcoat. It’s a small piece of the outfit, but every call-to-bar candidate and practicing lawyer has to get it right before walking into a courtroom.
Traditional court tabs tie on with cotton tape. That works fine once you’ve done it a hundred times. But getting the two sides even under time pressure takes practice, and a call ceremony is a bad place to be fumbling with knots. Barr’s tabs use a Velcro closure at the back instead. Line them up at the collar, press the closure shut, and you’re done. The white fabric keeps the pleated, ribbed detail that gives tabs their traditional look, so from the front nobody can tell the difference. The only change is how fast you get them on and off between hearings.
One size fits the vast majority of wing-collar shirt sizes, so there’s no variant to pick here, just add to cart. Spot clean or hand wash to keep the pleats sharp, then let them air dry flat.
