Collar stays, the secret weapon of a 007 collar

The origin of the word comes from corset makers who, from the 16th century, used real whalebone as rods slipped into their corsets. With a flexible rigidity, this material made it possible to maintain while presenting a certain resistance to different tensions. From the 19th century, more economical steel rods began to be used, but the term ribs remained.

Ideal for those who don't want to bother. These are directly integrated into the collar of the shirt and you don't have to worry about them, you can pretend they aren't there. You do not have to remove them when you put your shirt in the washing machine and they perform their function of holding the points of the shirt collar.
To avoid breakage, they are generally very flexible and therefore hold the cervix less well. The other disadvantage is that they risk becoming deformed more easily with successive washes.

This is the type of whale preferred by connoisseurs. You can remove and replace the stays of your shirt collars as you wish, by sliding them into the small slots provided for this purpose. Of course, you have to take them off before each wash and put them back on once the shirt is washed and ironed.
However, this does not require a lot of effort and will ensure good durability for your collar stays. And if, after a stunt worthy of the greatest, one of the ribs still breaks or becomes deformed, you can change it, without your shirt having to suffer, effectively extending its lifespan.

At Hast, all our formal shirts have removable stays, which will ensure your collar stays in place.

If the collar stays that we systematically slip into Hast shirts are effective, there is something even more sophisticated: the removable mother-of-pearl stays. These very elegant accessories will give your collar tips superb rigidity and a little luxury that only you will know... a bit like a secret weapon - and that's great class.

So remember, for those of you (and I'm sure there are some) who have one day thrown in the trash the little white plastic rods that you find in the collar of Hast shirts thinking that they are They acted, like pins, as elements used in the packaging or presentation of the shirt, next time, think twice, we have placed them for you!