keeping the suit crease free

ARob
ARob Posts: 143
edited February 2008 in Commuting chat
sure there is a good way of keeping a suit and shirt from being one big crease when you get to work. is there a way to do this?

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  • turkeytickler
    turkeytickler Posts: 640
    Shirt
    If you have showers at work the humidity should help some of the creases drop out but apart from that im also in search of the answer! I normally iron my shirt on the morning i wear it, fold it in the same way as a shop would for display so i only tend to end up with creases that make the shirt look like its just out of the packet (lovely right angle creases around the nipple!)..others swear by rolling he shirt up....

    Easy Iron shirts from M&S and Next are pretty good as long as you dont mind looking like a used car salesman.... :oops:

    Suit
    I wouldnt even try!
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Keep suit in work.

    Put a piece of cardboard between the two halves of the shirt when you fold it over (as you see in a shop) and then into a bag with firm sides e.g. you could use the TM Lewin-style bags - they're almost like boxes - and then cut the sides down so it fits into your backpack as the bags are much bigger than the shirts.
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  • richardast
    richardast Posts: 273
    How about keeping the suits at work rather than at home?
    Drop them off at the nearest dry-cleaner to your work on a Friday, pick them up on Monday.
    I find that if I fold my shirts carefully before putting them in my rucksack they don't suffer much at all. I fold them in half lengthways (so any crease is along that pleated bit on the back) then kind of fold and roll them over.
  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    I go one step further and keep suits, shoes and a number shirts at work. Drop the shirts off at a dry cleaner when I run out, clean and profesionally ironed when I get them back; its the only way to do it.
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  • neslon
    neslon Posts: 54
    richardast wrote:
    How about keeping the suits at work rather than at home?
    Drop them off at the nearest dry-cleaner to your work on a Friday, pick them up on Monday.

    :o:o:o:o

    Maniac clean freak! Why would a suit need washing every week??? Are you incontinent? I take a selection of trousers & a suit to work & use them for a term before pushing them in the machine. The only difficulty is getting chain oil on them, but that I just leave.
  • richardast
    richardast Posts: 273
    Wasn't necessarily suggesting every Friday, but definitely more often than your regime.
    I suppose we can afford to wash our clothes more than once per term down here in the South-East. :lol:
    I pity your colleagues.

    Don't actually have to wear a suit myself anyway. Was just trying to be helpful.
  • Massimo
    Massimo Posts: 318
    I've alway found rolling up your clothes works better than folding them...
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  • patchy
    patchy Posts: 779
    suit jacket stays at work

    shirt gets ironed, rolled up inside trousers and carefully placed into bag. Get a bit of creasing, but that's normally gone by the time i've made a coffee, checked my emails etc...

    work shoes stay at work. Hey they smell, why on earth would i want to take them home??
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  • ARob
    ARob Posts: 143
    thanks for the tips guys - probably starting to get a bit more info that i was bargining for but helpful nonetheless! :shock:
  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    ARob wrote:
    thanks for the tips guys - probably starting to get a bit more info that i was bargining for but helpful nonetheless! :shock:

    Cor, there's lots more.

    I can tell you where I store my belt for convienience, and how I deal with smelly towels.

    Quite a logistical excercise getting off the bike, into work, and into the shower, one mistake and you're stuck in the shower room with no trousers/no shirts/no pants or socks/ no towel.

    Anybody ever had the fire alarm go off mid shower? I have.
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    turkeytickler wrote:
    Shirt
    If you have showers at work the humidity should help some of the creases drop out but apart from that im also in search of the answer! I normally iron my shirt on the morning i wear it, fold it in the same way as a shop would for display so i only tend to end up with creases that make the shirt look like its just out of the packet (lovely right angle creases around the nipple!)..others swear by rolling he shirt up....

    Easy Iron shirts from M&S and Next are pretty good as long as you dont mind looking like a used car salesman.... :oops:

    Suit
    I wouldnt even try!

    The only thing wrong with the easy iron shirts is that they need ironing.

    I go for the full non-iron variety. All that's required is a vigorous shake as they come out of the drier. Judicious choice of tie and suit (stored in office) can mitigate the appearance of carpet and underlay vendor (none of my colleagues have taken the pith anyway)

    I bring a weeks' worth of shirts in one go to the office, tastefully store them on a hanger behind my spare jacket, and by the end of the week, even the ones you forgot to shake vigorously are somewhat passable. :D
  • mercurykev
    mercurykev Posts: 264
    how I do it.

    Suit kept at work but only worn for meetings with external folk. Shirt rolled up in pannier bag and worn under a v neck jumper - it hides the creases.
  • ARob
    ARob Posts: 143
    prj45 wrote:
    ARob wrote:
    thanks for the tips guys - probably starting to get a bit more info that i was bargining for but helpful nonetheless! :shock:

    Cor, there's lots more.

    I can tell you where I store my belt for convienience, and how I deal with smelly towels.

    Quite a logistical excercise getting off the bike, into work, and into the shower, one mistake and you're stuck in the shower room with no trousers/no shirts/no pants or socks/ no towel.

    Anybody ever had the fire alarm go off mid shower? I have.

    no but when i just to work for the police and cycle in i did once nearly get as far as the corridor before i realised i had my shirt, shoes, socks almost everthing... except for the trousers :oops:
  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    I do leave suits, shirts and shoes at work (shirts get alundered at a dry cleaner) -perfect!
    Yes the laundry service costs money but less than the costs of public transport/car saved
  • MrHulot
    MrHulot Posts: 173
    Apart from keeping the smart gear in the office as suggested you could always try a travel suit - designed not to be a dishcloth after being in a bag.
  • highson
    highson Posts: 3
    keeping my clothes crease free was a big issue for me and i started using a cycling jacket with a removable suit carrier. It seems to have ironed out the problem for me ! It was shown in the argus news paper where i live.
  • highson
    highson Posts: 3
    Got a blog if you want to take a look http://highson.wordpress.com/category/cycling-to-work/
  • andrewc3142
    andrewc3142 Posts: 906
    Pinks travel shirts stay relatively crease free. Suits aren't usually that creased if you roll them carefully. But I find the best compromise is to leave suit, shoes, belt at work and just take in a clean shirt.

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