Shirt holder

Shirt holders (also called "shirt stays" or "shirt garters") are straps that are attached to both outer garments and socks. They ensure that the outer garment cannot slip out of the trousers and at the same time the socks cannot slip off.

Emergence

Shirt holders have been around for over 100 years. Shirt holders were developed by the US military to prevent parade uniforms, where shirts are traditionally worn, from slipping out. This was necessary because the soldiers were constantly on the move during ceremonies but also had to be appropriately dressed.

distribution

Shirt holders are mostly used in the USA under the name “shirt stays” or “shirt garters”. In German-speaking countries, this name is therefore often adopted. Even if shirt holders were originally developed for the military sector, today they are mainly used in the civil sector. Shirt holders are mainly worn by men who wear suits for professional reasons, such as lawyers, politicians or waiters. But shirt holders are still worn regularly in the military sector today. The prevalence in Europe is significantly lower than in the USA.

variants

Traditional shirt holders have an eyelet and button at the bottom and top of the elastic band . For fastening, the button is pushed under the outer clothing or the sock and then the eyelet is placed over it so that the closure is between the button and the eyelet and the button is in the large opening of the eyelet. Then the loop is pulled back so that the button clicks into place.

In other variants, instead of the combination of button and eyelet, an ordinary clip is used, which is simply clipped onto an item of clothing or a sock. Variants are rarer in which, instead of a fastener on the sock, a tab is used into which the foot is tucked. Because the shoes are worn over the flap, it cannot slip. With this variation of the shirt holder, the effect of tightening the socks is not achieved.

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Individual evidence

↑ [1] , accessed March 30, 2015, 6:30 p.m.: "... first patent on the design of shirt stay suspenders in 114 years ..."
↑ What shirt holders are , accessed on March 30, 2015, 6:45 p.m.
↑ http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7786575_make-shirt-garters.html , accessed on March 30, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
↑ "Ultimate Air Force Basic Training Guidebook", Chapter 10, ISBN 978-1-932714-92-0
↑ US patent "US20130247280 A1"; [2]

[1] [1] , accessed March 30, 2015, 6:30 p.m.: "... first patent on the design of shirt stay suspenders in 114 years ..."

[2] What shirt holders are , accessed on March 30, 2015, 6:45 p.m.

[3] ttp://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7786575_make-shirt-garters.html , accessed on March 30, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.

[4] "Ultimate Air Force Basic Training Guidebook", Chapter 10, ISBN 978-1-932714-92-0

[5] US patent "US20130247280 A1"; [2]