1. Use Traditional Shirt Stays

Men’s shirt stays are the most popular option when it comes to keeping your shirt tucked in and are most easily described as “inside-the-pants shirt suspenders”. These accessories are designed to keep your shirt tucked in as nicely and comfortably as possible. There are many different styles of shirt stays for men but these styles below are the most common:

• • Y Style Shirt Stays

    These consist of pieces of elastic sewn together in a Y-shape. One end has 2 clips that attach to your dress shirt under your pants. The other side has 1 clip whose end attaches to the top of your socks. You probably need longer/tall socks to clip these most effectively.
    Shirt Stay Plus is a company that sells these, but they also offer a special type of long sock designed specifically for Y-Style shirt stays. They’re pretty cool. Talk about niche!
    Grab your Y Style Shirt Stays here.

  • Loop Style Shirt Stays (also known as Stirrup Shirt Stays)

    These are very similar to the Y Style Shirt Stays except the bottom clip isn’t there and the end is folded over and sewn into a loop. This is so you can put the loop around your foot inside your shoes. This will ensure your socks will not get stretched out at all and you won’t have to worry about a clip coming undone from the bottom.
    Buy loop style shirt stays on Amazon.

  • Garter Style Shirt Stays

    These are a little newer. The garter style shirt stays clip 2 or 3 times to your dress shirt like the other shirt stays and the other end wraps around your leg to pull your shirt down and stays in place by the width of your thigh. You can find these on Amazon.

  • Belt Style Shirt Stays

    We’ll talk about these more further down on the page. You can buy them here.

2. Tuck Your (Under) Shirt into Your Underwear

This may not be the best option, but it will work and it’s free. We recommend you use this tucking your shirt into your underwear only when you are wearing an undershirt so it will stick better. Simply tuck your undershirt into your underwear and your dress shirt into your trousers. This will prevent your undershirt from pulling your dress shirt up and out.

Do NOT tuck your dress shirt into your underwear. No one wants to see your briefs rising over your trousers!

Pros:  Save money because it’s free. We like free!

Cons:  If you raise your arms, your underwear could show and embarrass the heck out of you!

3. The Military Tuck

This tucking method works with shirts that have a lot of material. Just as you usually would do, tuck your shirt into the waistband of your pants but right before zipping the pants up, take a side and grip the excess material using two fingers —your thumb and forefingers.

Then, pull out as much material as needed. You should then be able to tuck the excess material in and behind, before folding the shirt back on your body. You should now have 2 crisply folded pleats that will be kept in place by your belt.

Pros:  It is free to do!

Cons: It’s a bit difficult getting it right the first few tries and may not hold very long if you don’t tighten your belt well.

4. Elastic Belt Shirt Stay

Wearing a belt shirt stay is awesome! This belt has a strip of slightly sticky silicone and the rubber grips around your waist holding both the shirt and your pants. The belt shirt stay holds your shirt tails down and your pants up at the same time! This is a great option for both men and women – and you can wear them with shorts too!

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Pros:  You can wear them with shorts. They’re great for men and women.

Cons:  They may be more likely to come untucked than traditional shirt stays.

5. Magnets

One of the ways to tuck your shirt in would be to use magnets to hold your shirt in place.

First, you’ll need two small yet strong magnets. Place one of them on the lower outside seam of your shirt and the other on the inside of your shirt. This should help hold your shirt down for a short period of time.

Pros:  They’re cheap and don’t cost much. You may be able to use these for something else another time.

Cons:  You could easily lose these. You could mess up your phone screen if they accidentally touch. Other magnets or metal could get attached by accident.

6. Use Double-Sided Tape

Double-sided tape is a great trick to add the waistline. It will add friction between the shirt and pants helping to keep the shirt in place. Sometimes these types of tape can wear out/lose their stickiness over time so make sure you have some fairly new tape and that you change it out each time you wash your pants.

Pros: A fairly cheap option for a quick fix.

Cons:  The tape could come undone unexpectedly.

7. Choose a Shirt that Fits You Properly

Ultimately, you’ll want to choose a shirt that is the right size for you and with a long shirttail. Otherwise, it will be tough to keep it tucked in. The excess fabric on the backside needs to cover your behind. Make sure there is a small armhole fit— your shirt needs to fit tighter but still be comfortable.

Pros:  Your top will stay tucked in.

Cons:  You’ll worry about finding hacks for tucking it in.  It takes a little extra time to try on multiple styles and brands of shirts.

We hope you found our hacks useful. With a bit of practice on the methods for keeping your shirt tucked in, you will able to achieve that neat and crisp look you are aiming for. Remember to get the right shirt that’s not a poor fit and with ample shirt length and you’d have less to worry about your top coming untucked and riding up.

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]. Please leave a comment below and let us know if you have any other good men’s clothing hacks!