Many men are depended on his wives to help those washing clothes. So they do not know how to care clothes when they are outside. In summer, many men wear
polo shirts as a formal but light fashion style because these shirts allow them to go to just about any event and not look underdressed. However, they need to be folded or ironed and hung to keep their formal look, and this takes a certain amount of proper care.
Folding
Men's Polo Shirts
Lay out the Polo shirt so that it is smooth on a surface. Then fold the bottom of the shirt up so that the bottom edge of the fold makes the body of the shirt a perfect square, as opposed to the rectangle that it was before. Now fold each sleeve to the middle of the shirt below the collar on each side, making the short sleeves cross and leaving only the collar revealed. Then fold the already folded bottom of the shirt up again, so that its top edge is just below the collar. This will help keep the shirt from getting wrinkled. The polo shirt can now be stacked neatly in a drawer.
Ironing
Some polo shirts are so wrinkled when you pull them out of the drawer that they need to be ironed. Or perhaps you want to iron them after a wash and dry cycle to smooth them out. Simply lay the shirt out flat on the ironing board and iron the collar on the front and down the front body of the shirt. By folding one of the short sleeves over the chest of the shirt, that can be ironed as well on each side. Once the front has been ironed, turn the shirt over and iron the back smooth, making sure the edge of the iron follows the creases along the sleeves and on the collar. Some people pop the collars on their polo shirts and iron them that way. This depends on how you want your collar to look when wearing it in the future. Some tips for Ironing.
1. Fill the iron with distilled water to the fill line.
2. Turn the iron on to a cotton/polyester setting with steam and wait while it warms.
3. Position the polo shirt over the ironing board so one half of the shirt at the top (along the shoulder to the armhole) fits along the narrow curved edge of the ironing board.
4. Iron one front half of the polo shirt from the shoulder seam down to the bottom hem. Run the iron carefully along the button opening at the front of the shirt to make sure it is crisp and wrinkle-free.
5. Move the polo shirt over to align the other half of the shirt along the other side of the narrow curved edge of the ironing board.
6. Iron the other front half of the polo shirt in the same fashion as you ironed the first half of the shirt.
7. Turn the shirt over and iron the back in the same fashion by ironing it one-half at a time and placing it along the narrow curved edge of the ironing board.
8. Position the shirt on the ironing board so the collar edge of the shirt is at the narrow end of the ironing board. Flip the collar up so it lays unfolded and flat on the ironing board.
9. Spray the entire collar area with starch, holding the can 8 to 12 inches away from the fabric.
10. Iron the collar flat with the iron until the starch dries.
11. Fold the collar over the way you will fold it to wear the shirt.
12. Iron the folded portion of the collar only. This will ensure the tips of the collar do not curl.
Steaming and Hanging
Most people will agree that hanging your polo shirts on a hangar in the closet is better then folding them and sticking them into a drawer. Gravity will naturally straighten the shirt enough to where it will look nice when you wear it, but this will take some time. A quick way to remove these wrinkles to the shirt is by steaming the shirt on a hanger. You can use a formal steamer, which is something that can be bought and is about twice as expensive as an iron, or you can hang the shirt in your shower and turn the hot water on, letting the steam in the room help to smooth out the polo shirt. This can be done before wearing or after a wash and dry cycle. Be warned, though: steam can also sometimes shrink polo shirts.
