Collar stays are nowadays available in a wide selection where the main material of manufacture is concerned. One of the most commonly used collar stays are those that are made out of plastic. If you just want something that will do the job to an extent that is just satisfactory and nothing more, then plastic collar stays are for you.
These types of stays are widely available and extremely budget friendly; reason being that plastic can be found and manufactured in abundance at a very low cost. In fact you can get around fifty plastic collar stays for as low as $3.50 per bag. If you are looking for collar stays that do the job really well and look great too, then one very good option available to you is that of brass ones.
Brass has a beautiful, classic look and can give an effect of being very refined. Plus brass being strong and not exactly easily bendable at will, it does the job of stiffening up dress shirt collars extremely well. Almost as good as brass collars stays are those that are made out of stainless steel.
They will keep the shape of your collar exactly the way you want and they will not wear down due to use either. They are basically a really good investment if you want something of quality, and you can probably get a packet of around 6-8 stainless steel collar stays for anywhere between $20-30. Brass and stainless steel collar stays can even be engraved, sometimes for free, sometimes for a couple of extra dollars.
Aside from this, if you desire something really fancy then you can buy gold collar stays. That’s right, gold ones. Obviously these will set you back a small fortune, especially considering how costly gold is nowadays but then again, you can’t get any fancier than gold.