How to Fold a Shirt Properly

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How to fold a shirt, a sort of craft in itself that is very convenient to know, if you don’t have a butler doing it for you.

New old method

I’ve been folding my shirts for many years. The other I had to realize I could improve my method. I met Carmela from Camiceria Carmen in Turin, and she showed me, how she is folding her shirts. Her method is without doubt better than my old one. It protects the sleeves better. It puts the creases in hidden places.

how to fold a shirt

You can start out with a magazine to stabilize the process. Place it under the collar of the shirt. After a few times you can skip it. Your hands will know how to fold a shirt a properly.

More methods on how to fold a shirt

For sure there are more methods on how to fold a shirt properly. My impression is that the folding of shirt sleeves are key in Carmela’s approach. She does that her own way. I suppose her way of doing them sleeves protect them well.

As soon as you have arrived at your destination, unpack the shirts and put them on hangers.

Check out how to fold a jacket like an old Italian tailor.

Photography: Sartorial Notes

How to Fold a Jacket

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(Click here, if you cannot watch the video How to fold a suit jacket)

In times of old gentleman were travelling with large suitcases. Today a trolley or a duffel bag is enough usually. Travel light has become the standard way of boarding a flight.

The art of how to fold a jacket

A side effect is that you have to pack with care. “How to fold a jacket” has become an art.

When speaking of a jacket I mean a suit jacket or a sport coat. Those garments have a canvas interlining, and the shoulders will have a structure of a sort. So you cannot just drop it in the suitcase like you can with a jersey. Not that I expect that you would just drop your jersey but it wouldn’t harm a knit garment much.

For non-fused jackets and fused jackets

The method I have of how to fold a jacket I have from an old Italian tailor. The main goal for him is to protect the handstitched canvas interlining and chest piece in a bespoke jacket. He also cares about the shoulders. I suppose the method is valid for fused suit jackets and sport coats as well.

Photography: Sartorial Notes

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