Collar holding device

Abstract

A device for holding a collar of a garment on a hanger, and blanks for manufacturing the collar holding device are provided. Also provided are methods of using the collar holding device in hanging a collared garment on a hanger, and the collar holding device in combination with a hanger, and with a hangered garment. The collar holding device is composed of two overlying panels, each with an extension member for placement under the wings of an unbuttoned collar along the neck line such that the collar wings are overlapped and secured at an angle with the front of the garment held upward to eliminate wrinkles along the front plackets and at the neck line. In other embodiments, the collar holder is composed of wire that is hung from or integral to a garment hanger, and bent and configured to provide extension members that are positioned under the collar. The collar holders of the invention tightly pull a collar mounted on the collar holder together in an overlapping arrangement to maintain a wrinkleless shirtfront.

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