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A wardrobe of men's clothing is an investment of time and money and knowing how to properly care for men's dress shirts can extend the life of that most important item of clothing for work and classy casual. Proper laundering methods can be entrusted to specialists, but doing so at home can save money.
Getting the most wear out of any dress shirt begins with buying quality, well-made pieces and then caring for them properly with careful laundering and ironing practices. If handled with care, quality menswear pieces can provide many years of beautiful wear. Professional laundering services and dry cleaners may be used, but it is simple and affordable to care for your dress shirts at home if you know how.
Proper laundering of dress shirts begins with reading the label. Manufacturers are required to provide detailed laundering instructions on garments and understanding a few key features on care instructions can help you make good choices in care. Commonly misunderstood are the dry cleaning instructions on garment labels. When a tag reads, "Dry Clean," it means that dry cleaning is a recommended cleaning method, but not the only method. "Dry Clean Only" means just that: only dry clean that particular garment. Also pay attention to the type of material in the shirt as some are safe for the wash, but are intended to be line-dried for best results. Review all instructions before beginning cleaning to avoid accidental mishandling.
Caring for washable work shirts at home and extending their life is about gentle techniques. Delicate laundry detergent costs a bit more but is gentle to clothes, minimizing wear and tear for all washable fabrics that are not heavily stained. Using cold water wash water on the gentle cycle provides effective cleaning that is easy on clothes and less expensive, too. Once the shirt completes the wash cycle, you must decide how you want to dry your shirt. Line drying takes time but is the best choice for extending the life of your shirt. White shirts can be dried outdoors where the sun's light can brighten them, but indoor line-drying is great for darker colors. The tumble dryer on a low setting or 'air dry' is ideal for quicker drying. Avoiding hot temperatures is always best.
For a fresh-from-cleaners look, knowing how to properly iron a good work shirt will give it that polished look professional men love. Set your iron according to instructions on the shirt's care label. If you like an extra-crisp finish, the use of an ironing spray with starch will yield the most stiffness. Other ironing sprays offering varying degrees of crispness, so choose your favorite or simply mist with water. The steam setting should only be used on very durable materials, like heavier cottons. Again, the care label should indicate your ideal iron settings.
The trick to getting a professionally-pressed look to your work shirt lies in the collar and the sleeves. For the collar, begin by opening the color and laying it flat on the ironing board. With outward strokes, firmly and quickly give the color a few passes of the iron. Using the pointed tip of the iron, carefully smooth the collar corners so they appear free of puckers. Turn the shirt over and iron the other side of the collar in the same way. This is the professional's secret for great results.
For the sleeves, getting that outside edge crisp and straight is the key to achieving professional results at home. Find the shoulder seam on the shirt and use that as the starting point for your sleeve line, arranging the shirt to keep that line moving straight down to the cuff. Lay the shirt in such a way that the line keeps it shape and quickly press the line in quick strokes with the iron to lock it in. Once that line meets your approval, iron the rest of the sleeve from back to front, top to bottom. With all ironing, it is crucial to keep the iron moving at all times. Hesitate and delicate fabrics can be scorched.