Looking smart.

[diadem01]

Would anyone know the secret of packing shirts so that on arrival at ones destination, the shirts are not creased and crumpled.

[Jemisa]

I'd like to know too.

jem

[abstibus]

I lay three or four down, put some tissue paper on top and then roll them. I do the same with trousers.

[bednobs]

you need to go to a hotel with a butler service :)

[ummmm]

I fold them like the shops do. Then make sure your suitcase is fully packed so there's no movement. I stuff it with towels.

[Wrongn3mber]

Your best bet would be just to take a mini travel iron with you and pack as normal as rolling and packing shirts would surely compromise space I think. The only way to not have any wrinkles maybe as ummm said to stuff the shirt like there was a real person inside but then you'd only be able to get that one item in the suitcase! lol.

[diadem01]

# Bednobs. Couldn't agree more; unfortunately my employer is "having none of that."

[Euphemia]

I pack them flat folded with tissue paper.

[bednobs]

damn your employer!
i only mentioned it because as a special tret i have just booke3d a weekend away in a hotel with a personal butler service. I was looking at the list of things they do and one of them is unpack your bags and take away and iron anything that needs it. I might pack my whole wardrobe :)

[Euphemia]

Can I give you some of mine too, Bednobs?

[bednobs]

the only problem i suppose is that i'll then have to pack it all again to get it home, and sadly i don't have a butler at home.
One of the other things they do is draw a bath for you - how lazy must you be not to be able to turna tap on?

[Wrongn3mber]

"One of the other things they do is draw a bath for you - how lazy must you be not to be able to turna tap on?"

I'm guessing that they put bath salts/oils and bubble bath in it for you so you can dive straight in after a long journey, the downside is that they'll probably wait around afterwords coughing politely until you can get rid of them by giving them a tip!

[emmie]

as some have suggested fold them the way the shop assistants do, well some? and on arrival if there is no iron, put on a hanger and hang on shower rail in the bathroom, or door, as you have shower the warmth and steam should get most of the creases out.

[diadem01]

Thanks everyone, I'll try the vacuum pack idea and report back if it works well.

[Reid54]

I bpught a shirt folder from Eagle Creek, available in lost of outdoor shops like Rohan which has a a velcro fasteneing and a stiff plastic top sheet so that when you close the pack the compresses the shirts and they stay exactly as you have packed the, there good for trousers too. I would'nt be without mine.

[christinak]

Rolling shirts instead of folding shirts can prevents creases and wrinkles. As an added bonus, rolling your clothing also creates more space in your luggage.

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