How to carry a shirt?

BigSpecs

Is it possible to carry a formal shirt...to work...on a bike...without it turning into a crumpled, non-ironed mess by the time you arrive? If so, how...?

Cheers,
Col.

UndercoverElephant

Roll it up, works so much better than folding it. Works just as well when travelling too.

Tony Mc

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Roll it up, works so much better than folding it. Works just as well when travelling too.

+1 roll loosley

dresbo

I always Iron mine before I leave, put it in my bag folded (in half along buttons, sleeves in then vertically in half) but by the time I get to work it's always creased.

Then I discovered M&S Easy Iron shirts. Still nice cotton, but really hard to crease. I can sometimes get away without ironing them at all.

Now all I have to get is easy iron trousers!

Bikequin

dresbo wrote:

I always Iron mine before I leave, put it in my bag folded (in half along buttons, sleeves in then vertically in half) but by the time I get to work it's always creased.

Then I discovered M&S Easy Iron shirts. Still nice cotton, but really hard to crease. I can sometimes get away without ironing them at all.

Now all I have to get is easy iron trousers!

M&S easy iron/non iron shirts are a god send. Got one on today - straight out of the washig machine, hang it up and ready to wear.

bigmat

Fold it loosely and place inside a supermarket carrier bag - seems to stop any serious creases somehow. I do it every day and shirts are always pretty much crease free.

gb155

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Roll it up, works so much better than folding it. Works just as well when travelling too.

+1, I do that EVERY day

prawny

+whatever we're up to on rolling, people are always amazed that i can get shirts to work not creased.

Sewinman

I just have mine dry cleaned and keep them at work. Sooo much better than ironing! There are ways you can fold them though, try youtube.

If you want a great crease free shirt that is actually nice then try Eton shirts.

http://www.etonshirts.co.uk/ They have a shop in London.

UndercoverElephant

Sewinman wrote:

If you want a great crease free shirt that is actually nice then try Eton shirts.

http://www.etonshirts.co.uk/ They have a shop in London.

I can't buy off the peg shirts at all, so have them made to measure by a company in Thailand. I have a pretty thick neck, which means that I would have to be a rather rotund chap to even fit the slim-fit shirts. I'm not, so they look like I'm wearing a parachute.

FWIW: http://www.ravistailor.com/

Headhuunter

Bikequin wrote:

dresbo wrote:

I always Iron mine before I leave, put it in my bag folded (in half along buttons, sleeves in then vertically in half) but by the time I get to work it's always creased.

Then I discovered M&S Easy Iron shirts. Still nice cotton, but really hard to crease. I can sometimes get away without ironing them at all.

Now all I have to get is easy iron trousers!

M&S easy iron/non iron shirts are a god send. Got one on today - straight out of the washig machine, hang it up and ready to wear.

I love M&S non iron shirts, thrown them in the rucksack, cycle in, pull 'em out at the other end, hang them in the shower room whilst you shower and they're perfect. Also the extra long sleeve and body versions are the perfect fit for me - my arms and body are too long for standard length shirts.

tgotb

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Roll it up, works so much better than folding it. Works just as well when travelling too.

Maybe I'm nit-picking, but doesn't cycling to work count as travelling?

+1 to easy iron shirts (whether travelling or not...)

Clever Pun

I fold mine like this freak

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-fold-a-shirt

BigSpecs

Thanks guys. Will try the rolling thing. I usually have them ironed at a shop around the corner from work, so don't need to worry. However, there have been a couple of days recently when I have been caught short and had to bring one from home. Shirt+small camelback=crumples. I have one of those M&S bad boys somewhere though. WIll need to give that a go...

Cheers,
Col.

rhext

Fold it carefully and then roll loosely and put into carrier bag. If you're taking clean underwear too, as one would hope, then putting that in the middle of the roll helps. It doesn't have to be too tight (can look like a horseshoe rather than a swiss-roll when viewed from the side, if you see what I mean). Supermarket carriers are then the perfect size to keep it loosely rolled en route. Obviously you don't then stuff it into a tiny rucksack..... You can do similar with suit trousers if you need to, but I've yet to find a way of transporting a jacket without turning it into a rag!

Big Ted

oh dear, my eyesight is getting worse and my mind a quagmire as i get older, when i read the title of this thread i thought it was about having to leave for work early on the bike, after a night of beer and curry and then have to ride until you got to work and could finally visit the toilet.

I must get out more.

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Big Ted

Just checked my response with Mrs BT, she thought the same when she read it

TFFT.

Ted

spasypaddy

Big Ted wrote:

oh dear, my eyesight is getting worse and my mind a quagmire as i get older, when i read the title of this thread i thought it was about having to leave for work early on the bike, after a night of beer and curry and then have to ride until you got to work and could finally visit the toilet.

I must get out more.

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

i have this issue most mornings...

greg66_tri_v2.0

Clever Pun wrote:

I fold mine like this freak

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-fold-a-shirt

Yup, me too, except I fold both sleeves as he folds the second sleeve. And then put it into a thick placcy bag. Runners World do bags that last for years.

Big Ted

Greg66 wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

I fold mine like this freak

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-fold-a-shirt

Yup, me too, except I fold both sleeves as he folds the second sleeve. And then put it into a thick placcy bag. Runners World do bags that last for years.

There was a time you could come on here, and with one litle bit of toilet humour, send a thread totally off topic....

What is the world coming too......i blame the schools. :evil:

Splasher

I use one of these - fits inside a rucksac or a pannier and keeps shirt and trousers folded and clean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QywORynR ... r_embedded

coffeecup

The Eagle Creek is the way forward. I've a couple of them and use them all the time

The 18" version is bestfor a week's worth of shirts but you'll need to check that it fits in your bag. There's a smaller 15" if it doesn't, but I think this is only really good for 2 or 3 shirts.

Top tip - put the folder in a carrier bag as well in case it rains. Getting 5 shirts wet at once can really spoil your week!!!

rubertoe

Epic thread resurrection.

kelsen

Mista Tee wrote:

Hi guys,

I recommend you try out the eton shirts. What I realised is it doesn't matter how you carry them or how you fold them- once you wear them, the creases disappear within 15 minutes or so...

My wife ordered me 3 shirts from indumenti.se, took a few weeks to come but absolutely amazing shirts!

£133 for a shirt! Motherf**ker! :shock:

For £133, I'd expect a butler to be cycling behind me carrying an iron and ironing board!

I guess they have to make their money somewhere to get Sébastien Chabal to model their stuff

notsoblue

Sewinman wrote:

I just have mine dry cleaned and keep them at work. Sooo much better than ironing!

+1

vermin

rubertoe wrote:

Epic thread resurrection.

With his first post too. Chapeau!

CiB

kelsen wrote:

£133 for a shirt! Motherf**ker! :shock:

For £133, I'd expect a butler to be cycling behind me carrying an iron and ironing board!

I guess they have to make their money somewhere to get Sébastien Chabal to model their stuff

You can't knock him though. Need an audience for some clothing that's way over-priced? Cyclists are your saviour - look no further; a nylon T shirt with pockets for £60? A vaguely waterproof coat that isn't after 30 miles for a shade under 200 quid? Shorts that cost more than an iPad? Step this way sir... £130 for a nice shirt doesn't seem so bad.

Well spammed sir.

meanredspider

Quite why you'd buy your Eton shirts from Sweden though (especially when you can have no end of kitchens from England). I have several Eton shirts (bought in Cambridge) and very nice they are too.