AKiCiF: Help Rolanni take care of her clothes

[rolanni]

Quite some while ago, I took "Girl," which was at that point in history a required course, failed, and never retook it. Yes, I have lived most of my adult life with an Incomplete on my record, though in practical terms, it matters about as much as calculus, another skill I managed never to acquire. Mostly, I get along fine without both, but occasionally my lack of Feminine Wiles(tm) catches me up, as it has now.

I have purchased a very nice shirt to wear to the book launch (here's a picture). When it arrived, I tried it on, decided that I liked it very much, that it did fit, and hung it up on a hangar. It turns out that this is not how I ought to be treating this kind of fabric, but I'm at a loss as to what else to do. If I fold it up and put it away with my t-shirts, the tie is going to get crushed, and the whole thing will likely get crumpled, and -- sigh.

Suggestions on how to store this thing until its hour in the sun arrives -- and after, assuming the party falls (just a little) short of Inspiring the Bards?

Abundant Spanish Aunts.

Comments

Caring for your pretty new shirt

[trekgirlmo.livejournal.com]

I usually hang things like that on a wooden hanger, as they tend to be wider and don't make such severe marks in the shoulders. If you don't have one, I would suggest folding it like they do in stores. i.e. folding the arms around to the back so that the front is flat, and then folding the bottom half up to the collar in the back. I know that probably would make more sense if you had a visual, but I don't know any other way to describe it!

By the way, as another tall-girl, I apprecaited learning about another place to look for clothes! :)

Re: Caring for your pretty new shirt

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I know how to do that fold, strangely enough; it's the same one you use for a man's business shirt. Those, I know what to do with.

By the way, as another tall-girl, I apprecaited learning about another place to look for clothes!

Glad to be of service! Long Tall Sally has some very nice stuff, and not that expensive.