Do you leave them buttoned as you would when wearing them? Do you leave them unbuttoned? If so, does it matter which half of the coat is on top? Meaning, do you let the button side overlap the buttonhole side or vice versa? Does it matter? What are the benefits of buttoning them or keeping them unbuttoned?
rgrossicone
Mine get buttoned, though I'm not sure why. I suppose I do it to keep the jacket hanging more squarely on the hanger and avoid any unintended creases being formed. It should also help to keep them from slipping off the hanger.
Depends on whether the jacket is DB or single breasted. If the jacket is single breasted I leave the buttons undone. The buttons are under less strain, thus, last longer. If it is DB, then I will button the inside buttons so the jacket doesn't balloon out and look grossly misshapen. I used to fully button all my jackets and coats.
Unbuttoned. Button hole side overlapping button side. I've noticed it does seem to a matter a bit, as when I first put the jacket on, if it wasn't hung properly, it may not hang properly. I should add this is more true of tweed jackets with minimal canvas and padding.
rgrossicone:
Unbuttoned! Buttoning can cause unwanted wrinkles.
You don't have your own copy of the CD-Rom, The Encyclopedia of Men's Clothes yet? !!
If you did you could go to the Suit Chapter, Care Section and find :icon_smile_big: :
Unbuttoned! Buttoning can cause unwanted wrinkles.
You don't have your own copy of the CD-Rom, The Encyclopedia of Men's Clothes yet? !!
If you did you could go to the Suit Chapter, Care Section and find :icon_smile_big: :
Check pockets to remove all items, and unbutton the jacket.
Check your suits for stains before you hang them up. If you have a stain take the garment to the dry cleaners. The longer the stain sits the more it will set and if left untreated will damage the fabric by weakening fibers. Also food, dirt and perspiration will attract insects. You don't want your suit to look like Swiss cheese.
Get plenty of rest. Just like you, clothes need to rest. So make sure you rotate all the items in your wardrobe on a daily basis. Suits, for example, should rest at least one full day before being worn again.
Get hung over. Unless you're busy or a beautiful woman is stripping you, don't be lazy. Remember to hang or fold your garments every time you take them off. Don't let any piece of clothing lie around all crumpled up.
Leaving your clothes lying about will probably create unwanted creases, and in the worst-case scenario, your garment could even mold into an awkward shape permanently. Hang your clothes properly and let them drape back to their intended shape.
Hang your suit on a wooden or plastic contour hanger to retain the shape. Always empty the pockets and leave the jacket unbuttoned when you hang it up.
Cloth covers protect your suits from dust and allow the fabric to breathe while better than the plastic covers that usually come with the suit. Make sure they have room in your closet so that there is adequate air circulation
Check your suits for stains before you hang them up. If you have a stain take the garment to the dry cleaners. The longer the stain sits the more it will set and if left untreated will damage the fabric by weakening fibers. Also food, dirt and perspiration will attract insects. You don't want your suit to look like Swiss cheese.
Get plenty of rest. Just like you, clothes need to rest. So make sure you rotate all the items in your wardrobe on a daily basis. Suits, for example, should rest at least one full day before being worn again.
Get hung over. Unless you're busy or a beautiful woman is stripping you, don't be lazy. Remember to hang or fold your garments every time you take them off. Don't let any piece of clothing lie around all crumpled up.
Leaving your clothes lying about will probably create unwanted creases, and in the worst-case scenario, your garment could even mold into an awkward shape permanently. Hang your clothes properly and let them drape back to their intended shape.
Hang your suit on a wooden or plastic contour hanger to retain the shape. Always empty the pockets and leave the jacket unbuttoned when you hang it up.
Cloth covers protect your suits from dust and allow the fabric to breathe while better than the plastic covers that usually come with the suit. Make sure they have room in your closet so that there is adequate air circulation
^^^Buttoning a jacket on the hanger will causes the garment to buckle. It won't rest flatly on the hanger due to the resulting loss of depth (as buttoning is intended to work against the curvature of the torso). Best to leave the jacket unbuttoned, with the buttonholes to the outside... as previously recommended.
Yet if one were to ask a typical sales person why the jackets were that way, he or she wouldn't have the slightest clue
rgrossicone:
Unbuttoned! Buttoning can cause unwanted wrinkles.
You don't have your own copy of the CD-Rom, The Encyclopedia of Men's Clothes yet? !!
I've been doing it wrong all this time and just didn't know any better! Andy, ya gotta put that book out in paper so those of us not inclined to reading extended segments of script on our computer monitors, can benefit from all that knowledge.My buttons will be undone this very AM!
I've been doing it wrong, too. Tonight I change.
My buttons will be undone this very AM!
What about pants? Do we leave the button on the wasteband and the button on the back pocket unbuttoned? What about the zipper? And does the answer to this question depend on how you hang your pants? Some hang pants with their jackets, I currently use hangers from which I hang from the wasteband and will eventually buy hangers from which I will hang by the hems.
Eagle2250:
My buttons will be undone this very AM!
But if The Encyclopedia of Men's Clothes was available in print it would be well over 1000 pages!! It is so much easier to download it on your computer and make a shortcut to the Index where you can just click on individual sections and instantly see the information for just that section!!
I think fourmites will buy it in hard form regardless of page numbers (provided it is well indexed). Here's were Lulu.com comes into play.
I think it's also important, as well as unbuttoning the jackets, that the hanger be of a proper size and curvature for the sleeve padding to sit on. For those who have bigger shoulders this may mean a trip to www.hangerproject.com however it is worth $20 for a hanger if it makes a suit look and wear better.
If you look in your closet and you can feel, or worse yet see the shoulder pads dropping off the ends of your hanger you should really consider getting some better hangers. After all, most people spend more than $20 on tailoring for their suits, so why not on the hangers.
If you look in your closet and you can feel, or worse yet see the shoulder pads dropping off the ends of your hanger you should really consider getting some better hangers. After all, most people spend more than $20 on tailoring for their suits, so why not on the hangers.
Where do you find cloth suit covers? The biggest problem I've noticed as far as dust goes, is dust collecting on the neck and shoulders of the suit if it's hung in a closet. Is there anything available like a cloth cover that would just cover the top half of the suit while allowing full air to the rest of it?
I did buy one, and thuroughly enjoyed it, but since returning home after the fire this summer, its been one of the items I can't seem to get my hands on...rgrossicone:
Unbuttoned! Buttoning can cause unwanted wrinkles.
You don't have your own copy of the CD-Rom, The Encyclopedia of Men's Clothes yet? !!
If you did you could go to the Suit Chapter, Care Section and find :icon_smile_big: :
Check pockets to remove all items, and unbutton the jacket.
Check your suits for stains before you hang them up. If you have a stain take the garment to the dry cleaners. The longer the stain sits the more it will set and if left untreated will damage the fabric by weakening fibers. Also food, dirt and perspiration will attract insects. You don't want your suit to look like Swiss cheese.
Get plenty of rest. Just like you, clothes need to rest. So make sure you rotate all the items in your wardrobe on a daily basis. Suits, for example, should rest at least one full day before being worn again.
Get hung over. Unless you're busy or a beautiful woman is stripping you, don't be lazy. Remember to hang or fold your garments every time you take them off. Don't let any piece of clothing lie around all crumpled up.
Leaving your clothes lying about will probably create unwanted creases, and in the worst-case scenario, your garment could even mold into an awkward shape permanently. Hang your clothes properly and let them drape back to their intended shape.
Hang your suit on a wooden or plastic contour hanger to retain the shape. Always empty the pockets and leave the jacket unbuttoned when you hang it up.
Cloth covers protect your suits from dust and allow the fabric to breathe while better than the plastic covers that usually come with the suit. Make sure they have room in your closet so that there is adequate air circulation
Yes, container store has nice heavy natural canvas ones exactly like you describe. Good stuff. Pretty sure BB&B does too. Or google canvas shoulder cover.
Thanks, Andy:icon_smile:
Will discusses suit maintenance here.
https://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2007/10/maintenance-caring-for-suits.html
When he writes, "After brushing, empty the pockets, remove belts or braces and hang the suit on a shaped or padded hanger with the closures zipped or buttoned," does he mean only the pants?
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