How to fold a shirt

The shirt in the men's wardrobe at all times was one of the most necessary and mandatory items. Snow-white with starched tight collars or graceful lace, they created that strict business, then romantic style. This wardrobe item always required special care and attention. They were bleached, carefully ironed, starched to give an impeccable look. And the way to fold the shirt was of great importance for the preservation of its appearance.

How correctly to fold the shirt? It is very important to master this simple technique that a man always looks beautiful and neat. The folded shirts can be stored on a shelf in a closet (without the use of hangers), and, if necessary, packed in a suitcase. How to fold a shirt? The main rule is that it does not form a lot of folds, and it could be immediately put on without ironing. This is especially important, say, on a business trip, because in a train or plane, and sometimes in a hotel at hand, there is no iron, and to stroke a crumpled shirt, sometimes, there is no possibility.

So, collecting her husband on a business trip, we prepare the necessary stock of shirts. Before you put them in a suitcase, iron well and let them cool. Then, button on all the buttons, turn upside down and bend from the sides to the same distance (roughly from the middle of the shoulder). After that, we spread out the sleeves on top of the folded sides, smoothing them well with the hand so that there are no wrinkles. Should be an even narrow rectangle. Then lower the shirt neatly straighten and bend to the collar. We turn the shirt over with our face, once again we straighten out all the folds that have formed and put them in a suitcase. This method makes it possible to keep the shirt in its original form without subsequent additional ironing. You can slightly change the order of actions. Turning the shirt upside down, first bend the sleeves upward, then mentally divide the back in half and bend the side parts to this imaginary line. The formed rectangle is bent horizontally once again in half. How to fold a shirt is now understandable.

Another popular item of men's, and women's wardrobe - these are T-shirts, which often replace traditional shirts. It's right to fold a T-shirt so that it does not wrinkle either in the closet or in the suitcase, you also need to be able to. Knitwear, of course, creases less than the fabric, but ironing it, sometimes, is more difficult. Fold the shirt in the following simple way:

1. Lay the shirt on a flat surface face up. We stand to one side of it.

2. With your right hand, we tie both of its halves near the shoulder far from the shoulder, slightly to the right of the neck, and the left one grabs the bottom of the T-shirt parallel to the right hand.

3. Lift the T-shirt, lightly shake it and move the right hand to the left, connecting both hands at the same point. We put the T-shirt in half. We seize the resulting fold with both hands.

4. Put the T-shirt on a flat surface and bend the second side symmetrically to the first.

In this way it is convenient to fold not only T-shirts, but also knitted sweaters and pullovers. Stacked in neat piles in a closet or in a suitcase, thin knitted things will not fade and retain their shape. This method can be used to fold summer short-sleeved shirts and polo shirts.

The shirt is an integral part of the everyday men's wardrobe. Her impeccable appearance emphasizes the elegance and respectability of men. A few examples of how to fold a shirt will help keep it in shape. Going on vacation or on a business trip, it's also important to know how to fold shirts quickly. It is not difficult to learn this. The main thing is to observe the basic principle, in which the minimum number of creases and folds is formed.