A Trad Confused

The journey of a bipolar Sartorialist.

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Sunday afternoons are for washing and ironing my shirts. After years of getting upset at how my shirts weren’t being pressed the way I wanted I decided to “do it myself”. I watched a YouTube video or Martha Stewart showing how to properly press a...

Sunday afternoons are for washing and ironing my shirts. After years of getting upset at how my shirts weren’t being pressed the way I wanted I decided to “do it myself”. I watched a YouTube video or Martha Stewart showing how to properly press a shirt and it’s been off it the races since. Besides the fact that my cleaner charged me 3.50-9 a shirt depending if I wanted it “hand pressed”, now I save about $150 a month. My time is certainly worth more than $150 for the time it takes me. But, it’s honestly very therapeutic. It slows me down and it’s good to work, and it’s good to work hard. Seen here are about 8 of 20 shirts being cleaned. Everywhere shirts can be hung, they’re.

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    I have ironed my own shirts since I went to University at 18 yrs old. I was taught by my Grandmother, and can honestly...
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    If you have the time, pressing your own shirts gives you a chance to slow down, relax, and have a drink. It also helps...
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  6. justbudfox reblogged this from a-trad-confused and added:
    I agree it’s therapeutic. And cost effective. And somehow the fun shirt front and center seems just right.
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