Shirt Stays & Collar Stays Guide

About this video

The Gazette team provides a comprehensive guide to two functional dress shirt accessories: collar stays and shirt stays. They explain the purpose of each, discuss various construction materials and styles, and share their recommendations on whether men should use them to maintain a crisp, put-together appearance throughout the day.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team recommends stainless steel or brass collar stays over plastic options, as they maintain their shape better through washing and ironing, and they argue collar stays are essential for keeping shirt collars framed properly around the neck and tie knot
• The Gazette team presents multiple shirt stay styles—straight, Y-style, stirrup, and belt styles—and notes that while Y-style stays are preferable if used, shirt stays are best viewed as a temporary solution rather than a permanent wardrobe staple
• The Gazette team argues that the ideal approach to well-fitting dress shirts is investing in custom-tailored garments rather than relying on accessories, though they acknowledge shirt stays can be useful for those with budget constraints or imperfectly fitting shirts

Episode details: published November 19, 2018 · 84K views · 18:58 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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