Step 4 of 9 · Pack a Suitcase for a Week in a Carry-On
Fold structured and crease-prone items
Fold structured and crease-prone items — step 4 of 9 in Pack a Suitcase for a Week in a Carry-On. Dress shirts, blazers, trousers with a crease, and anything with a collar should be folded, not rolled.
Free everyday life tip: Fold structured and crease-prone items (step 4 of 9 from "Pack a Suitcase for a Week in a Carry-On").
Dress shirts, blazers, trousers with a crease, and anything with a collar should be folded, not rolled. Rolling these items creates permanent wrinkle lines that no hotel iron can remove. Fold the shirt along its natural seams: button it up, flip it face-down, fold the sleeves back, then fold the body in thirds.
The dry-cleaner bag trick: place a thin plastic dry-cleaner bag between each folded garment. The slippery surface prevents friction creases during transit. This costs nothing — save the bag from your last dry-cleaning pickup. Two bags handle three garments. When you arrive, hang the folded items immediately and any minor creases will drop out within a few hours.
Pro tip: Hang folded items in the hotel bathroom while you shower. The steam relaxes wrinkles faster than any travel steamer.
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