This.

[chasea]

Its been a long weekend and I'm dog tired. Desperate for content, and also just because I enjoy it so damn much (is that sick?), I'm posting this.

Enjoy.

[DCT]

impressive. do i need a better iron to do that or more patience?

thnx chase

[chasea]

Notice how he puts both hands on the iron and leans into it. Heat and pressure. Heat and pressure.

[sjauch]

Skillz. Need to have that guy move in.

[Brandon White]

A nice heavy and smooth iron helps out a lot with this though. This method isn't all that different from mine - but I don't hit front and back with a single pass like he does. My wife is actually amazed at how well I can iron. I guess I have something to fall back on (my current fallback is a rickshaw bike driver).

[e-RICHIE]

when i was at Peddie i ironed all my dress shirts because i trusted no one to do it better atmo.
i still feel similarly, but since i don't wear one everyday here in franklin county, it matters less.

[caleb]

Notice how he puts both hands on the iron and leans into it. Heat and pressure. Heat and pressure.

And correct iron temperature and natural materials that don't melt without notice?

[dhoff]

Thats very col. thank you for this. I have been traveling a lot and have had to do the "hotel room touchup" a lot lately. this is a great look at how a pro takes on this task. My overall approach wasn't as far off as I thought. clearly however I need practice.. Seeing it done right is very different from seeing how I do it.


I just got to my hotel room in the third city in two weeks. I have some work to do.
-d

[AntLockyer]

Great video but I hate boxed shirts and that looked like it would rejected by me :)

My order for shirt pressing is. Collar, Cuffs, Sleeves, Yoke, Right Front, Right Rear, Left Rear, Left Front. Just the right amount of starch and a heavy hand on a well padded board.

[chasea]

Great video but I hate boxed shirts and that looked like it would rejected by me :)

My order for shirt pressing is. Collar, Cuffs, Sleeves, Yoke, Right Front, Right Rear, Left Rear, Left Front. Just the right amount of starch and a heavy hand on a well padded board.

I usually do Back, Sleeves, Cuffs, Collar, Front (button side), Front (placket side). I do the back and sleeves first because they're hidden under the jacket, so they can be thrown around a bit while the rest of the shirt is being ironed. The collar and cuffs are very much visible while wearing a jacket, but are sturdy, so they go next. I do the front of the shirt last. I let the shirt hang for 5 or 10 minutes before I put it on.

I use a towel under the collar and cuffs to eliminate wrinkles. And I iron from the inside of the cuffs and the underside of the collar. Personally, I prefer my shirts to be laundered and use no starch when ironing.

Writing that is a helluva lot quicker then my video would have been.

[AntLockyer]

I like the starch for the longevity it gives my shirts both on a micro level and a macro level. My white shirt that I got in December was so bright today in the sunshine and wrinkle free for my 5:30 meeting.