There are thousands of articles and blogs written on building a statement wardrobe with all the outfits that are trending and the ones that you love. But are there contents being written on keeping them looking good as new? Well, there are not even half the number of contents that talk about keeping them looking young for a longer duration.
Men who are modern, enthusiastic and focused on looking good make sure that they follow trends that keep changing their closet every season. But little do they know that having so many clothes in the closet would do no good because being there for too long would destroy the quality of the fabric. Well, you cannot have a fewer number of clothes and you cannot have a lot of them as well. So, what are you supposed to do to keep your fashionable options younger?
This blog talks about the ways with which you can actually add shelf-life to your outfits and make them look absolutely young as new.
Invest in good quality options
If you think that investing in cheap clothing items and do everything that it takes to make them last longer, you must know that it is going to go in vain. They will not last long for sure. It is only the good quality clothing options that need to be taken care of because there’s the scope of increasing their life-span. I remember my granny bought the best wool to make sweaters for us and those sweaters have lasted for years and years.
Turn Your Clothes
Discussing turning or rotating your clothes, in the event that you pursue a basic apparel turn schedule, you can spare a huge amount of cash on garments and dependably look clean for work. For instance, I possess three of pants: the current year’s pants, a year ago’s pants, and the last to last year’s pants. By pivoting my pants on a three-year plan, I have a pair of pant for each event and I just need to get one set of pants every year.
Buy and discard at the same time
I have a friend who lives in a 1-BHK flat and has a small cupboard where she cannot keep all her favorite clothes. So, what she does is she shops only twice a year when the sale makes sure that the clothes are absolutely at the lowest of prices. In return what she does is – she discards all the old clothes. She makes sure that some of the best ones are sold online which again is beneficial for her. You guys should also do that. Make sure you keep your clothes feeling young and earn some good cash for the used clothes. If you cannot find what you want from the used category for herself, you must resort to buying anything new.
Treat your clothes the way they deserve
You might have heard of Marie Kondo, the famous Japanese organizing consultant, and author. She advises people to fold the socks rather than rolling them up because when you roll them up, you put pressure on the elastic of the same and in order to make sure that shape of the socks stays intact. This goes for all the clothing articles that have elastic fabric incorporated in them.
Get rid of wrinkles with steam
Don’t we all get very irritated when you take out your favorite cotton shirt from the closet and it looks like you haven’t been treating it well? Well, with all the creases and the wrinkles on the cotton and linen clothing articles, you can actually get rid of them with just steam. Whether you’re heading for an interview or an urgent meeting that calls for you to look dapper, steam always works.
Freezing your denim jeans adds life and removes the odor
Oh, it might sound like you’re cooking a recipe in the laboratory but it is as useful as it could be for you. We all know that one must avoid washing denim jeans on a regular basis because the soft fabric goes harsh and the durability decreases with time. But then there is this a strange odor that comes from the jeans after being so many times. What you can do to get rid of the smell is the freeze your jeans in the refrigerator overnight and dry them off the next morning.
Use white wine to get rid of the red wine stains on your clothes
You know you drank a lot more than you should have had and then stumbled upon someone spilling that red win all over your shirt. Well, that’s common and you know it happens all the time whether you’re drunk or not. So what do you do? You wash the stains of red wine with the white wine. The white wine contains a chemical named Anthocyanin that is responsible for removing the red color of the red wine.
Even your clothes need a break from you
Everything needs a break – even your clothes. I know that you like to wear your outfits day-after-day without failing – we all love to do. But do you know that when you wear them without failing? The fabric starts to wear off and lose its shape. The frequent washes and the harsh detergent can cause damage to your clothing articles which you obviously don’t want. One of the biggest examples of this would be your men’s underwear or tank tops or socks which have elasticity in them. Washing them too often (which means you’re wearing them too often) would make them rough and lose their shape. Give them a break and you would be able to enjoy your favorite clothes for a longer time.
Do you have any other ways with which you can add life to your clothes?
