Excellent. I am a firefighter and EMT. My recent assignment is a Covid Vaccinator in Montgomery County, Maryland. Of course I wear my starched uniform each day. I have been unsatisfied with the openness of my uniform shirt. I am forever grateful to see that I can use a double-sided sticky tape to perfectly positioned the openness of my Fire Dept uniform shirt. Thank You.
Great hacks John! This is what I appreciate. One I use you can add is rubber bands when pleating your pants. It really helps to keep them pleated while you're out and about.
Most of my shirts are equipped with sleeve straps to hold the sleeve when rolled. Makes a long sleeve shirt to a medium short sleeve shirt when it is warm. I have been using the shoe trick for years. The zipper ring is also good for getting the zipper grabbed when it is cold (wearing gloves) or the zipper gets stuck really far down in the laundry
Thanks for confirming that I should button the top button of my shirts on the hanger. I naturally do this but wasn't sure that it was helping. The pocket square hack is a magical game changer, for me. HOW did I never think of that??!!??🤯
One additional tip about hanging button-down shirts. Years ago I worked at a tailor shop and I was told that, when hanging your shirt, always follow two rules: NO WIRE HANGERS (Joan Crawford was right) and button the top three (not one) buttons to give the fabric more structure. Just throwing that out there. Cheers.
@King Brutus XXVI Thank you. I've been avoiding the top button for my entire life to keep the buttonhole looking crisp. I now realize it's the source of my sagging collars when I don't have points.
@@40OverFashion I use my neck as a quick way to measure the waist of pants. Keep the pant buttoned and if it reaches when fitted around your neck, it's a fit. Works because my neck is 16/17 and waist is 33/34 which is a pretty standard ratio.
Regarding jeans, you can put them in a ziplock freezer bag and then toss them into the freezer for 24 hours. They'll be fresh for a little more wearing without washing!
The arm to fist technique works for those who are in good shape (I'm up quite a bit of inches).It's best if you know your measures and take a measuring tape.
I love the tape idea to stop a shirt opening too much (exposing your upper chest area) - but it gave me another idea. You could carefully sew in a pair of those really small press studs that only require a few stitches to hold in place. These would be as invisible as the tape but you don't need to reapply after each time you wash the shirt.
Coming from someone like myself who is really detail oriented I can say that these tips come in really handy and really make sense. I can personally attest that every issue John mentions here has been experienced by me and can be really annoying. The zipper hack is especially something I never though of as this issue has plagued me for years, and will now keep my wife from occasionally bringing to my attention that my fly is undone 😅. My wife loves the Italian sleeve rollup idea as she is always adjusting mine to look stylish. John I just ordered on line a large selection of hangers to replace the thin metal ones which over populated my closet. Funny how in life people don't seem to realize the obvious untill someone mentions it. Thanks John and keep us posted with more great hacks ☺️
...another way to keep jeans from "washing out" is to use Woolite Dry Care sheets...they actually are at home dry cleaning sheets used in the dryer which refresh & clean...I have used them for years and they are terrific at keeping jeans or any other garments from getting that "washed out" look............
Both pant style stays come in handy for obvious reasons, one for when you're wearing socks they will help keep them up and the other for when you're going sockless or no show.
Shirt stays (9:06) You can also tuck your shirt into the band of your underwear instead. No your shirt doesn't get gross (if it does you need hygeine not better clothes). No the top of your boxers or underwear band doesn't show (if it does you're wearing lowrise female jeans). It keeps those shirt tails nicely in place, it does it without binding, it creates a smooth exterior, and it does it all without adding another element to your outfit. Shirt stays definitely have their place. But if someone needs a quick fix for a problem shirt tucking it into the band of your underwear is great.
A back that We I use for hanging pants is to use those clamp on hangers that come with shorts at the department stores. Just clamp them on at the waste and let the pants hang down. No foods means no lines.
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Just stumbled upon this older video and love the idea on buttoning the top button on shirt when hanging them up...never thought of that. I have a lot of shirts and then do tend to press together so this will help a lot.
That zipper/key ring thing is awesome. Could have used that in my heavier days. I'm 32/34 now. The purple conditioner is absolutely true. My Mom got my Grandfather to use BLUE SHAMPOO about 38 years ago and his hair looked great. I'm going to invest in that TAPE. I like to wear my shirts as you do. However I have a very FURRY chest. And when I wear my shirts your way, I always think people think I'm FLAUNTING. That's not the case. Anyway the tape looks great. Great info again. 👏 Thank you
Reciently found you channel. One thing I’ve noticed so far is that you wear shoes without socks. Do you use a certain brand no show socks or none at all?
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John, congrats on your channel. I live in Florence Italy so as you can imagine people here are generally more style conscious. Concerning the subject (over 40), the primary difference between American vs Italian is SIZE. Americans are just too heavy. Daily I see Scores of American tourists and study abroad students and their size is shocking as well as their choice of dress. Italian men are generally thinner so clothes hang yes even tee-shirts and polo shits hang. Also no designs or writing. Its a joke here that only Americans and Russian oligarchs were Ferragamo plastered everywhere. Yes you do see the occasional older guy wearing bright orange jeans however, he will be thin somewhat a hipster/extravagant and somehow it looks good, even if the guy is 70. So, for the sake of being too wordy, main point is slim down to look better.
It’s not a hack, but don’t wash your black and dark clothes in ordinary washing powder as it contains brighteners that’ll make black clothes go grey. Instead buy the black wash and that’ll keep the blacks black.
Aren't most zippers in jeans auto locking? Sure, sometimes the zipper locking mechanism breaks, but I would never buy jeans without zippers with auto locking mechanism in the first place.
