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I never imagined a video on ironing shirts could be so informative. Even the order you iron the shirt in makes far more sense than what I used to do. Great video!
well its pretty important for me to get the perfect ironing of the shirt. these tips will surely help me out next time.... the most important tip was for the collar ironing starting from outside to inside as i was doing the wrong whole life... thanks for this amazing hack
This article was required centuries ago. Good video with nice tips. Here's a pro tip. My dad had custom made a table with cushioning and cloth fastened to it, that made working on the shirt very easy. The only time we had to move a shirt was when we had to reverse it. After using that, iron boards look like a joke. I'm looking forward to another video on how to iron dress trousers, including pleated ones and yet another one for miscellaneous dresses. My mom encourages me to iron every dress, even inner vest and I go by her advice as the garment looks sharp and makes me look like a king.
Excellent video! I am very meticulous about pressing my dress/casual shirts and these tips have furthered my knowledge extensively. Thank you. Now, if we can see a video on properly pressing pants.
About spray starch - it tends to make residue that dries and you have to brush it aside but in my experience it significantly extends the life of the shirt, I use it on all dress and even casual shirts (I don't own any shirts that don't need ironing). I've had shirts last a decade or more from this - the starch improves resilience especially in wear points (elbows, etc.). I've also found the effect lasts far more than just a few hours - even into the next day, I've passed out (after a big night) and woken up the next morning and people wondered why I put a freshly ironed shirt on while the rest of me looked like I'd been hit by a bus. The key is the type of starch - a simpler, more traditional spray starch is usually quite superior to a more artificially made one (don't know the US brands for this though).
Great video. I've been doing what you've described for years except for ironing from the outside in on the collars and pockets. This makes so much sense! Love the thumbnail. Your comic book geek is showing.
I wish I had seen this video a couple years ago when I was ironing shirts every day; I think I might have permanently set some yellowing around my collars. Any advice on fixing that?
hi Antonio this is Alex from Southern California, very helpful video, I usually take my dress shirts to the dry cleaners, one of your last videos , how to save money, so I was at Costco and I saw a steamer there and we decide to buy it , excellent tip, so now I've been ironing my shirts and steaming them instead of dry cleaners thank you Antonio once again, Alex from Southern California.
I'm joining the military soon & a lot of time will be spent washing, drying, ironing & folding clothes. Is it advisable to dry clothes with an iron to speed the process up?
Personally I would've gone with the alternate title,"How to Iron Like a Rockstar" with Ozzy ironing a shirt as the thumbnail. Other than that, splendid video! ;)
I had a roommate that would spend hours ironing his shirts before going out on the weekend. He would also use about half of a can of starch per shirt. His shirts would stay starched through 3-4 washings. SMH
Well, here is the thing about ironing a dress like a boss. The boss, doesn't. He gives it to me to iron, and I'm not the boss. You see the problem I'm having right now?
These tips are very useful for somebody like me a (beginner). Who often pays money to the tailor for ironing a shirt and spend lot of money on it. While this video gives some really useful tips and justifies the ease of ironing . A really useful video by Antonio . I would really appreciate Antonio for sharing such detailed explained video which covers each aspects of the topic. Hoping him my best wishes for his new videos ☺ 👍 From:-Afeef Alam
Great video Antonio. I would add one other tip that I discovered and that is to iron the shirt from the rectangular end of the board. This keeps you from having to re-position the shirt multiple times while ironing. Men's shirts are boxy and don't really fit that rounded shape on the other end.
Keith Harris I just realized my ironing board has one of those "platforms" on the boxy side to rest the iron, effectively blocking me from ironing on that side. Fortunately my dear wife irons my clothes hahaha
Great video Antonio. A very important part of making clothes look crisp, yet it is not often talked about in detail. You have hit the nail on the head with your straightforward video. Keep up the good work.
On the question of starch, I will wash all my shirts together. I then mix a solution of bottled starch and water (ratio adjusted to wanted stiffness) and soak the shirts before hanging to dry. Iron with a steam iron (lots of steam) for perfect crispness. The soaking permits uniform absorbtion of the starch. It also means using less starch than a spray can and is MUCH less expensive! Roughly $3 for a half-gallon that will do 20-25 shirts at a heavy starch level.
Great tip about ironing dark shirts inside-out. I saw the process about dark pants (press, don't drag) and wondered if the same thing applied to shirts. Awesome work!
Thank you for covering this topic! Often it seems like men's style bloggers like to talk about how to look great, but rarely cover the real work that it takes to do so. Well done!
Thank you for the video. This really helps, started wearing more dress shirts recently and ironing has been a pain in the butt, so thank you very much!
I normally don't comment but what a great video Antonio. A very basic subject but essential nonetheless. I've been ironing my shirts for years and feel competent at it, but still your video gave me some new insights. Thanks for sharing!
I always iron the back shoulder area first (after the collar then sleeves) at the edge of the board (working round it, ironing it away from you) then I iron one of the front section at the top area first, downwards. (either button side or button hole front - depending if you iron with your right hand or left). Next I slowly roll the ironed parts away from my body ironing the rest of the shirt. ie. Front, lower back part then the other front. To ensure it stays in form I always press on the seams that connect the different sections. Pressing firmly along it helps to ensure good hold and well ironed look throughout the day. Hope this helps.
But you would have a very distinct crease on a sleeve if you just iron in flat on the board like that. Don't it bother you? I use the special small board for sleeves
I was expecting 'Wear an Iron Man helmet while ironing', I'm disappointed! Nevertheless very useful tips for both beginners and a little more advanced ironers.
Question - how do you get rid of pit stains? I know it's not the sexiest thing to talk about, but it's a real problem for me as well as a lot of guys I know. For me a big part of the problem is that I'm allergic to something in clear deodorant so that makes it worse, but my shirts are constantly being ruined and I really need a fix. Thanks a lot Antonio, Bob
I don't iron my shirts most of the time (like 99%), but I really like this video. I think I woudln't think of ironing collar this way... atleast on the first try.
Another tip.... You can boil corn starch ,when its luke warm you rinse the clothes you wear for a special day. It is safer and easier for your ironing. And it last.
Woow, I never looked up how to iron a shirt the right way, but I always did it like told in this video O_O The only thing I did wrong were the cuffs, never ironed them from the inside, gotta take into account :D
Although I have a dryer I do not use it for my dress shirts. I always wash on the gentle cycle or the hand wash cycle of the washing machine and I do not use the heavy duty spin cycle to wring out all the water. I hang dry all my wet shirts on a clothes rod over the bathtub. It dries overnight. It minimizes creases so ironing is easier. I have 40 dress shirts so washing, drying and ironing is a production line sometimes. I usually go about 10 shirts per load so I can run through a complete cycle of shirts every 4 cycles.
I always iron the sleeve and the shoulder together, keeping the same sleeve line until the collar. Is this correct? Or should I iron the shoulder separately as shown?
I was gonna request you to make a video about iron a dress shirt. It's what I exactly needed. By the way, sir you may make another video about how to press a pant. Thank you.
