Thinking about collars today....
In my a/b/o au mating marks are between the neck and shoulder, not on the neck itself, so I was wondering about including collars into the mix at all. *I think it'd be interesting if they were used as more of a public display of a claim an alpha has on an omega. Maybe historically it was seen as indecent to show off mating bites at all, so clothing that covers all below the neck would be standard for omegas. The addition of collars could display an omega's mating status without sacrificing decency. It would be a good look for alphas to show off their omega mates with beautiful collars.
Unlike bite collars (which kinda wouldn't be a thing in my au ig), they're usually made of thinner material and can be very personalized and decorated to the wearers preferences.
Ofc overtime these rigid views would start to become more lax and less strict. I think it'd still be seen as more or less indecent to show ones mating bite in public uncovered, but collars on claimed omegas would be more of an outdated practice mainly seen in older or more traditional relationships.
They were made specifically for omegas (as historically only claims alphas put on omegas were taken seriously) but could also see more progressive pairings making a statement and expressing their mutual devotion with both partners wear collars, which would be unusual regardless of the secondary gender pairing.
Side note but despite my au and how i don't tend to like mating bites on necks.... the idea of specific bite collars meant to prevent against unwanted claim attempts is kind of delicious to me icl. Much to think about there
*All written with an American culture background to this in mind, but I could def see things working a little differently over time across the world. If u have thoughts on this lmk :3
