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> WEARING DRESS SHIRT STUDS
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Dress shirt studs do the work of buttons, except that they are pushed through two holes instead of one. They were originally most commonly used to fasten stiff-fronted dress shirts (which have a 'bib' consisting of several layers of cloth which can be heavily starched to produce a hard, shiny finish), but nowadays lightly-starched or soft-fronted ones are more popular.
Most dress shirts have three or four holes for studs, but have a button to fasten the neckband (assuming that the collar is attached to the shirt). Traditional evening shirts have separate collars, which are also heavily stiffened, and which attach using a special type of stud at front and back.
If your shirt is cut loosely, you may well be able to attach some or all of the studs before putting the shirt on. Even if you can't do this, with a little practice you should become proficient at using dress shirt studs. They're certainly easier than bow ties.
If your shirt has a studhole (a small round hole) rather than a buttonhole, or is fitted, you will need to begin by putting your shirt on. Then follow the guidance either (a) for clutchbacks or (b) for screw-in backs:
a. With clutchbacks, work from the outside of the shirt inwards. To use the studs, pinch the 'butterfly wings' on the clutchback to release the stud and its post. Push the post through the studhole on the left side of the shirt and then through its opposite number on the right side. This should leave the head of the stud on the outside - if not, try again!
If all is well, insert your hand under the shirt and press the clutchback onto the post as far as it will go. (Some dress shirts have a gap at the side of the front placket to make it easier to attach the back of the stud.)
If your shirt has buttonholes rather than studholes, start from the inside. Don't put your shirt on yet. Leaving the clutchbacks in place, push the head of each of the studs through the buttonholes on the right side of the shirt. Put the shirt on, and then push the studs through the buttonholes on the left side of the shirt, just as though they were buttons.
By tucking the shirt material around the top buttonholes beneath the studs and keeping the gap between the studs and clutchbacks tight, you should be able to keep even the smallest size of studs (7mm) in place.
b. With screw-in backs, work from the inside of the shirt outwards. Take the back of the stud and push the post through the studhole on the right side of the shirt and then through its opposite number on the left side. Insert the screw-in stem of the stud into the post and screw it in.
Currently, Cuff-Cuff offers many models with both a post and clutchback (see the top image in the Home page box for dress shirt studs) or a screw-in back option (see the lower image on the Home page box). If you want a model which does not come as standard with your preferred type of back, please contact us on cuffcufflink@aol.com to see whether we can make the studs with that option as a special order.
As shirt studs are small and easily lost, we supply them in pairs so that you can make up and replenish sets as necessary. If you need extra backs, we can supply them.
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