Metal Collar Stays for Dress Shirts

Collar stays are the thin stiffeners that slide into the pockets under a dress-shirt collar to keep the points sharp instead of curling. The single number that matters is length: measure from the tip of your collar point to the seam, then match it. Most shirts take a 2.5-inch stay, but spread and cutaway collars often need 2.75 or 3 inches, and a stay that's too long bows the collar outward. Material sets the price and feel. Stainless steel is the everyday workhorse, brass and copper develop a warm patina and engrave cleanly, and titanium is featherweight for travel. Magnetic stays add a small back-disc that holds the collar to a hidden magnet so the points sit flat with no roll, handy for open-collar, tieless looks. Handmade single pairs run about $10-$30; engraved or boxed multi-pair gift sets land around $25-$60. Many ship blank in 3-7 business days, with custom engraving adding roughly 1-2 weeks.

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