Abstract: An apparatus to secure towels and the like with a flexible strap or cord of a length sized to go at least partially around the neck of the wearer, with left and right fasteners secured to the strap at its terminals for fastening a towel or other drape in use position, the strap or cord is adjustable by a mechanism that adjusts the length of the strap to the preference of the wearer, preferably, the fasteners are oriented such that, when the holder is in use the fixed portion of the clip, which is attached to the strap, lies facing away from the wearers body so that any decorative material present is visible to an observer, and attached to both fasteners on the side facing the wearer is a magnet to support the apparatus when attached to a magnetic surface,