We bought two Claiborne dress shirts for my hubby today. The tag is made similiar to a matchbook and inside is a thin strip of black plastic that is shaped sort of like an arrow or like the tags used to mark how steak is cooked. Both the tag and the plastic has the brand name on it. Does anyone know what it is for? We've never seen these before and we're just curious.
I believe you ladies have nailed it already. I clicked on the link and this is exactly what they are. Thanks so much.
Are there two of them? Could they be "collar stays"? Sometimes shirts have extra collar stays to help keep the collar points nice and crisp......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_stays
Yes, I agree with the other poster. Are they collar stays?
They are to keep the collar straight. Take them out when you have them cleaned and put them back in after they get ironed. All dress shirts have them.
If he does not have a button down collar, then they would be collar stays to keep the collar nice and crisp looking while he wears them.
Remove before laundry.
We have them all over the place. They will fall out in the wash. If I remember I try to take them out before I wash the shirts.
My cats think they are great fun, sort like the plastic ring that holds the milk cartons sealed.
It sounds like stays for the collar. They get inserted at the two "points" at the collar to keep it neat, tidy and down.
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They are called collar stays. If you look on the underside of the collar there will be a slit on each side where these "stays" slip into.
Regardless of button down or Polo style shirts. Many of the men's shirts have these now.
It sounds like they may extra plastic tabs to go under the collar. (They help the collar stay up straight.) You slide them in at the front just enough so you don't see them sticking out.
