Würkin Stiffs Power Stays

Every guy who has gone tie-less with a suit or blazer knows how sharp that look can be when his shirt collar stays standing upright. Yet no iron ever invented can get your collar stiff enough that it won't flatten out and disappear under the weight of your jacket lapels. Button-down shirts solve this problem, but you won't always have the color or pattern you want in a button-down and you can't wear them with suits.

Würkin Stiffs Power Stays ($20-$35) keep your collar upright when a button-down won't do. The technology is simple: insert a metal stay into your collar and attach a small magnet inside your shirt to hold the collar in place (see a video demonstration here). Then adjust your collar to the position you want it, and go forth with confidence that it will remain there as long as you want it to.

Now you might be thinking that you've made it this far without Power Stays, and that you don't need them. Well, below are examples of how a man can look when his collar is down and how a man can look when his collar is up. If you're going to choose one of these guys to emulate style-wise, I suggest you choose Tom Ford.

(This post is in no way intended to suggest that either person pictured above endorses Würkin Stiffs Power Stays or has any affiliation with Würkin Stiffs. The author has no knowledge as to whether Tom Ford uses Power Stays or is using them in the image above. For all we know, he employs a team of invisible fairies that hover around him, straightening his collar and misting him with his cologne as needed.)