Does anyone have any experience with those collar button extenders (basically a loose button on a small loop of string, designed to be placed around the proper collar button to add ~0.5-1" to the collar size). I've been exercising more recently and my neck has gotten a touch thicker. Combined with OCBD shrinkage, my collars on half my wardrobe are suddenly rather uncomfortable. Obviously I don't want to replace half my shirts. Do those extenders work subtly or do they muck up the shape of the chest/neck area too much to be worth using?
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Does anyone have any experience with those collar button extenders (basically a loose button on a small loop of string, designed to be placed around the proper collar button to add ~0.5-1" to the collar size). I've been exercising more recently and my neck has gotten a touch thicker. Combined with OCBD shrinkage, my collars on half my wardrobe are suddenly rather uncomfortable. Obviously I don't want to replace half my shirts. Do those extenders work subtly or do they muck up the shape of the chest/neck area too much to be worth using?
If you try to expand TOO far, it can ruin the look of the area, but it's usually under a tie, anyway.
I've always just moved the button over. You can gain a half inch this way, but keep in mind that it widens the "tie space" so you might want to tie a wider knot, also.
I usually move over the 1st button below the collar button by half the distance to make the transition smoother.
I've always just moved the button over. You can gain a half inch this way, but keep in mind that it widens the "tie space" so you might want to tie a wider knot, also.
I usually move over the 1st button below the collar button by half the distance to make the transition smoother.
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Thanks. Sage advice. Maybe I'll try a little sewing project this weekend. Snagged a .5" larger collar BB OCBD for cheap on the bay too today to try as well.
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They're certainly not an ideal solution to your problem - that would be buying new shirts - but I suppose you could give them a try. Probably cost you under five bucks, and if you buy from a local store (as opposed to some guy on eBay), you could likely return it for a full refund if it's not to your liking.
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I got a bunch on eBay and they work, more or less. But I had to buy new shirts too.
If you iron your own shirts try this: while the shirt is still damp (straight out of the wash), iron the collar on a hottish setting, and pull one end of the collar hard while the iron is on the other end. Repeat from the other side. I got almost half an inch back on my J. Press oxfords that way.
If you iron your own shirts try this: while the shirt is still damp (straight out of the wash), iron the collar on a hottish setting, and pull one end of the collar hard while the iron is on the other end. Repeat from the other side. I got almost half an inch back on my J. Press oxfords that way.
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Yes it should be a temporary fix for emergencies. It changes the width of the tie space (I forgot what it's called). Either you must lose weight or run and get bigger shirts.
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Hmm, that seems pretty definitive. Thankfully, only the oxford cloth have changed significantly. The whole idea of the exercise was to be a little less skinny (was starting out at a 15" neck), so weight loss isn't a great choice for me. I guess I'll experiment with moving the collar button and meanwhile troll for discounts on some new shirts.
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