Shirt Stays & Collar Stays Guide

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Learn more about shirt stays, here: https://gentl.mn/collar-stays-guide How To Wear & Style A Collar Clip - https://gentl.mn/2OZEQ6D Men’s Dress Shirt Style Guide - https://gentl.mn/2pWD5Jg How A Suit Should Fit - https://gentl.mn/2P1xS17 Menswear Gimmicks You Don’t Need - https://gentl.mn/2QTAtat When it comes to men's dress shirts, there are a variety of accessories that can accompany them. Some are primarily decorative and fashionable such as cufflinks and collar bars, you can find our articles and videos on those subjects here. There are two such accessories, however, that are designed primarily for their functionality. COLLAR STAYS Simply put, collar stays are small flat implements which are inserted into small corresponding pockets on the underside of a dress shirt’s collar. The purpose of collar stays is simple, to keep the collar firm and add attention around the neck all day so that it properly frames your face as well as the knot of your necktie. ollar stays that you'll find. COLLAR STAY MATERIALS PLASTIC While plastic collar stays may keep your collar looking crisp at first, plastic is easily bent or warped and especially if you let your plastic stays go through the wash, through the dryer, or under an iron, they'll break down quickly and your collar will end up looking unsightly. For that reason, over plastic collar stays, we recommend a more sturdy material such as metal. STAINLESS STEEL It's the most common metal used in the construction of collar stays and it's stiff and substantial so your collar will be looking crisp all day long. BRASS Functionally, brass collar stays are basically identical to stainless steel. The only difference is they can have a slightly more distinguished appearance. SHIRT STAYS Simply put, it's a device that uses elastic tension to keep your shirt tucked in and fitting closely to your body all day. The stay attaches to your shirt tails at the top and to either your socks or around your feet at the bottom. The constant tension between these points means that you'll be able to keep your shirt tucked in no matter how much you move just using an occasional slight adjustment, not a full re-tuck. SHIRT STAY VARIETIES STRAIGHT STYLE These are the most common and cheapest construction of shirt stay styles available and you'll usually see them in packs of four. The biggest disadvantage to straight style shirt stays is their numerous connection points. With up to eight clips on the body at any given time, there's a great likelihood that one of these clips may fail or come undone. Y STYLE The Y style stay is constructed just how it sounds, with one clip for the socks and two clips for the shirt creating the distinctive Y shape that gives it its name. There are two big advantages of Y style stays over straight style. The first is that there are fewer clips and ribbons to manage overall. You've got just six clips in total instead of eight if you were wearing a set of four straight stays. The second advantage is that Y style stays pull excess fabric in on top of itself at the sides of the shirt. STIRRUP STYLE As the name would imply, these shirt stays have a stirrup or loop at the bottom through which the foot is inserted. This means that they only have clips where they attach to the shirttails. In our view, collar stays are a must-have but your mileage may vary with shirt stays. With that said, do you use either of these menswear accessories and if so, what are your thoughts on and experiences with them? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to stay updated? Sign up here for free: https://gentl.mn/2ChTUFX Want to see more videos? Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/thegentlemansgazette --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentleman's Gazette https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/ https://gentl.mn/2QT28bH Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentlemansgazette FREE EBOOK: https://gentl.mn/2ChTUFX #notsponsored #shirtstays #collarstays