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Secrets on how to iron shirts the proper way! - If you missed part 1 of our ironing series, click here: To watch a detailed step by step tutorial on how to iron a shirt, click here: SHOP THE VIDEO: 1. RED and BLUE Shadow Stripe OTC Socks - 00:00 Introduction The dress shirt is the easiest thing to iron in a classic man's wardrobe and it's the easiest one, to begin with when you're just getting into ironing. 02:09 First of all, lay out all your equipment. At the minimum, you need the ironing board. If you are right-handed, the ironing board tip should face to the left. Now, check the label of your shirt and turn the iron to the proper temperature. 02:33 Two, make sure everything is clean. Look at the shirts to see if there any recent stains because if you iron them now, the heat will set in the stain and it will be much harder to remove it then if you take action right away. Also, make sure the ironing board cover is clean and there are no stains on the bottom of the ironing sole. 02:59 Three, add water. You definitely want a steam iron and that requires water. I suggest you go with distilled water because it is not hard water but soft water being it has few minerals such as calcium and magnesium and that can cause your iron to clog up and you'll get a grayish whitish substance onto your shirts that will also cause stains. 03:49 Five, start with pressing the cuffs and the sleeves. No matter if it's a barrel cuff or a French cuff, I start ironing on the inside of the cuff. Once that's done, I look on the outside and if there's still some wrinkles, I iron again. Always make sure to iron from the outside of the cuff in, otherwise, you'll get little wrinkles by the stitching especially on shirts with a sewn interlining. It can be quite frustrating but practice pays off. 03:56 Once I'm done with the cuff, it's time to iron the sleeve. If you just have a regular ironing board, I suggest laying down the sleeve flat because, at this stage, you are ironing two layers at the same time. If you don't do it right, you get wrinkles and it will take you much longer. It truly pays to have a system here. 05:53 Six, press the collar and the yoke. First of all, you flip up your collar and you remove any collar stays if that's possible, if they're sewn in, just leave them in there. Now I iron from one side to the middle, stop, and I go to the other side and iron again to the middle. Avoid ironing from the inside out or in one motion because it will create wrinkles. Because the collar has so many layers, you may have to go over it once more simply to get the right result. Once you're done with the underside of the collar, flip it open so you're now ironing the outside of the collar. Again, outside to the middle from one side and outside to the middle from the other side. If you have a collar with a sewn interlining, it can be a little more tricky. Try to pull the fabric so it stays flat especially along the stitched seams. Again, use short strokes and not bold long motions. Now some people like to fold the collar back down and iron on top of it so it gets its natural shape. If you want a soft roll collar, especially on top, or if you have removable collar stays, I suggest you skip that step. Once your collar is done, it's time for the yoke. 07:21 Finish the body. First, face the buttons on the board and iron it from the back. That way I can go all the way one nice clean motion to make sure there are no wrinkles. Now flip the shirt so the buttons face up. If you have a solid shirt, you can quickly go into the areas in between the buttons. If you have a striped shirt I suggest to simply tap down your iron lift it up move to the next section tap down again and so forth. I do this because otherwise your lines will become wavy and it'll show on the front of the shirt. 09:46 Simply pull the shirt off the board, put it in the hanger, and button the top button or sometimes the top two buttons if you have a big collar. Now you can just hang in your closet and your shirt is ready to go next time you need it. As I mentioned before, because of all the time it needs to set up it really pays to iron all your shirts at once. 10:24 Outfit Rundown #notsponsored #ironingguide #howtoironashirt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to stay updated? Sign up here for free: Want to see more videos? Subscribe to our channel! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentleman's Gazette Facebook: FREE EBOOK:
