Why wire hangers are bad

Store items like this e. T-shirts, cottons. Avoid hanging thick, fitted clothing or tops with padded shoulders on plastic hangers use sturdier wooden hangers instead. Avoid heavy items, as they tend to fall off this type of hanger.

Suits you never separate if you frequently wear pants and jackets separately, hang each item separately so they remain visible. Our advice? These will cause shoulders to pucker and heavy items to sag and lose their shape. Even if the wire is supported by a cardboard tube, these will bend under weight over time and will either drop or wrinkle your clothing. Skip to content Account Login.

You carelessly stuff your bras in a drawer. Bending the cups out of shape will ruin the bra form. Instead, stack them inside of each other like you see at a lingerie store. You're wringing the water out of your swimsuits by twisting them. This will ruin the elasticity in the suit and make it lose its shape.

Instead, lay the suit flat between towels, and press and roll the water out. Then lay it flat to finish drying. You machine-wash and dry your swimsuits. This will cause the dye to fade and the fabric to pill. Unless you absolutely need to use a washer and dryer in which case only do it once at the end of swimsuit season hand-wash your suits in tap water or with a little detergent, and lay them flat to dry.

You throw your sweaty workout clothes straight into the laundry hamper. This causes smelly mildew. Before tossing them in your dirty clothes pile, hang them until they're dry.

You're ironing delicate fabrics. Irons are way too harsh for most fabrics like silk or fabrics with embellishments and can leave marks if you're not careful.

Invest in a handheld steamer or try hanging the item in a super steamy bathroom for a few minutes. You're storing your shoes in big buckets. The best way to maintain the shape of your shoes and keep them clean is to store them upright, one of each pair in the front row and its match right behind it. This way you can see everything at once and don't have to struggle to see what's hidden in the back. You crowd your jewelry on hooks. Unless you have the time to untangle your knotted jewelry, always keep the pieces separated.

Muffin tins and ice cube trays make great inexpensive organizers. After all, a good support system is the key to a beautiful closet and happy clothes that live inside of it. To start with your most organized closet ever, try these expert-approved closet hacks. Then, tackle the rest of your life with these super-stylish Shinola planners.

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