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Article: Shirt riding up and bunching out of your pants? The solution is shirt stays.

Paita nousee housuista pussittamaan? Ratkaisu on paidanpidikkeet

Shirt riding up and bunching out of your pants? The solution is shirt stays.

NV Holders shirt stays (or shirt garters) are designed to keep your shirt tucked in discreetly. Anyone who has worn a dress shirt is surely familiar with the problem of the shirt coming untucked when raising their arm above shoulder height. Afterward, you have to stuff the shirt back into your pants, which is annoying, not very stylish, and without a mirror, it's unclear how the end result looks.

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NV Holders was born out of the need to find a solution for a shirt that keeps coming untucked

NV Holders was born when Slovenian Nik Vene got tired of stressing about pants  he is hanging his shirt. And thus, as a result of diligent and thoughtful product development, NV Holders was born, which after a few trials, took its current form. 

NV Holders' shirt stays work by being placed around the thigh, with three clips attached to the shirt so that one goes in the front,  one behind and the third directly to the side. The principle of operation of shirt stays is very simple: three clips flex along when you raise your arm and pull the shirt back down into place as you lower your arm.

 paidanpidike estää paidan pusittamisenDo NV Holders work with all shirts?

Yes! Shirt stays can be used with all kinds of shirts, as they are attached with clamping clips to the hem of the shirt. All three clips are also adjustable, so there won't be any issues with different lengths or shapes of shirt hems. Therefore, shirt stays can be used with t-shirts as well as collared or polo shirts.

Shirt stays are especially helpful with custom-made shirts that have an extended shirt tail. This extension is a good idea in theory, but the result is that the shirt tail comes out of the pants even more, and tucking it back in is even harder than with a short tail.

Sometimes you hear it said that a custom-made shirt doesn't come untucked, but this is not true. All dress shirts come untucked because raising the forearm above shoulder height pulls the fabric up from under the armpit and around the shoulder, causing the shirt hem to move along. A shirt that wouldn't come untucked would require a large pouch around the shoulder, which would make the shirt fit poorly. You can try this out concretely right now if you're reading this with a shirt on. 

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Choosing the right size of shirt clips

Choosing the size of NV Holders is easy. Measure the circumference of your thigh just above the knee at the point where the thigh clearly begins to widen, that is, where the thigh muscle broadens. The shirt holder belongs below this wider point. 

Dimensions of NV Holders:

S/M size: under 57cm

L/XL size: 58-65cm

XXL/XXXL size: 66-75cmpaidanpidikkeet paidan pussitukseen

Comfort of using collar stays

After seeing the picture of the shirt holders, you might also wonder about their comfort. And after the first use, the shirt holders may feel a bit strange as you feel their light pressure around your leg, but you get used to the feeling very quickly. Getting used to NV Holders is comparable to when you put on a watch or a ring for the first time; your skin resists both for a moment, but soon you no longer notice or even think about either.

The 'rubber band' placed around the thigh is pleasantly soft and  Fabric-covered, so it doesn't cause sweating or pull hair. Going to the bathroom is usually easy with the shirt stays in place, so there's no need to worry about that either. 

It is often asked whether the shirt holders are visible through the pants or if others notice them. But no, NV Holders are not visible through the pants.  using them isn't noticeable even with a summer suit made of very light fabric. However, I don't know how to discuss their use with your partner so that it doesn't come as a surprise when you pull down your pants for the first time.

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