How to make a popped collar stay up?

yearningmaple

I love a popped collar but they never stay up nor are as firm as I would like. Are there any tricks to achieve this? (P.S. Ironing is not an option :))

8 years ago

Dressing

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Latest reply was from Vildy

JAileen

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Spray starch will make a collar firmer.

8 years ago

Anonymous

Here we go again.

8 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

I pop all my collars. It's a fabric thing. Some pop better than others due to stiffer fabric. JAileen's tip is effective - but you'll need to iron the collar.

8 years ago

3style

Veteran

I have a favorite blazer which is meant to have a popped collar option with metallic thread on the underside that is visible when it is popped up. The blazer is slightly softened up after a few cleanings. The collar it is no longer staying up. I'm scared to iron metallic thread. Has anyone had success with that?

8 years ago

Zaeobi

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I don't know if this will help you but, there's a trick used for the Turkish hijab style to keep the front edge rounded (rather than flopping down). You slip this curved 'streamliner/shaper/' in before folding the headscarf, to give it it's curved, stiff edge. It's essentially a plastic facing, but in the links below you'll see that you can also use hairspray (depending on the fabric of your top).

Hope you find these links useful!
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http://shop.alsharifa.com/a-pa.....r-plastic/
https://www.hijabstoreonline.c.....ffon-hijab

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8 years ago

Runcarla

Veteran

What Angie said. The collar of my BR and LE shirts stay nicely popped, but no matter how much starch I use on my AT shirt, the collar will not stay up!

8 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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3style, isn’t the metallic thread heavier than what’s on the other side? That would pull the collar down. If the glimmer doesn’t shine out from there often enough on its own (personally, i like elements that change a little when I move around), then you probably need something like Zaeobi’s tip, sort of the opposite of traditional collar stays.

8 years ago