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Polo shirts, hang or fold?

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#1 ·
The internet seems to be split on this.
So far I only fold knit sweaters but I've always felt Polo shirts could be hanged because the fabric is much tighter.
do you prefer to hang or fold?
 
#2 ·
I prefer to fold. However, were I to have a ready supply of the nicer, thicker hangars, which would not possibly stretch the shoulders, I would be willing to give that a try. Alas, they are pricey and my success thrifting them has been limited to those I need for suits and sport coats.
 
#5 ·
I have a couple dozen polos and I find folding to be the best strategy. For one, my closet space is limited so I need to use it all for shirts and jackets. I also wonder, due to the stretchier nature of the fabric, if hanging could lead to them getting stretched out lengthwise over time. I don't normally find the folds leave much of a mark in pique polo shirts once they are worn.

I fold them in a similar manner to how they are displayed in a store, which gives each polo a nice square stackable shape that looks good on a shelf but also fits in a drawer.
 
#6 ·
I'm lucky to have quite a large closet, so I hang many of my polos. I haven't run into them being "ruined" by hanging, but I also wear them in a pretty regular rotation, so they don't stay hung for a terribly extended time. I think if I didn't have a large closet, I would have no hesitation to fold them though.


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#8 ·
I have a couple dozen polos and I find folding to be the best strategy. For one, my closet space is limited so I need to use it all for shirts and jackets. I also wonder, due to the stretchier nature of the fabric, if hanging could lead to them getting stretched out lengthwise over time. I don't normally find the folds leave much of a mark in pique polo shirts once they are worn.

I fold them in a similar manner to how they are displayed in a store, which gives each polo a nice square stackable shape that looks good on a shelf but also fits in a drawer.
+1 for me :D
 
#9 ·
I hang all shirts, polo or otherwise, except for the tee-shirts I exercise in. I haven't noticed that any of them were ruined thereby but then I wear Duluth, which are pretty heavyweight. That may make a difference.
 
#14 · (Edited)
Fold, not only because of limited closet space, but because I hate when I put on a shirt and the shoulders have little stalagmites.
I hang the ones I wear most often, and fold the rest. To avoid those pesky points on each shoulder of the shirts I hang, I use hangers that have shoulders that curve gently and continuously down instead of the ones that have a straight slope and then abruptly curve inward. The Container Store sells them.
 
#24 ·
For those of you who fold, how do you proceed to store your shirts? I recently moved to a house with less storage and need to fold, but if I keep them in a chest of drawers, I find it difficult to both look through my collection as well as pull out the shirt I want without disturbing all the others.
Have you tried rolling your folded Polo shirt? First you fold your polo shirt like usual. Then flip the folded shirt collar face down and take 1" or so from the bottom and start rolling. Once you make a roll, the collar and the label/silkscreen print will be visible on top of the roll. You can use a rubberband to tie it or just leave it as is and *stack* your rolled shirts in the shelf. You can easily sort your shirts and retrieve it without flipping other shirts or unfold it. Since the labels are fairly visible, I find the rolling method is quite useful for shirts that you fold.
 
#25 ·
Have you tried rolling your folded Polo shirt? First you fold your polo shirt like usual. Then flip the folded shirt collar face down and take 1" or so from the bottom and start rolling. Once you make a roll, the collar and the label/silkscreen print will be visible on top of the roll. You can use a rubberband to tie it or just leave it as is and stack your rolled shirts in the shelf. You can easily sort your shirts and retrieve it without flipping other shirts or unfold it. Since the labels are fairly visible, I find the rolling method is quite useful for shirts that you fold.
Could you maybe or someone else detail this in a video as I am unable to visualize the set of steps.