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Can anyone recommend a brand name, or place to purchase white shirts that stay crisp via machine wash and dry?
I buy shirts which are suppose to be no-iron – permanent press, etc., at Macy’s or Marshalls, but after a few washes, the collars get curly, and the shirt looks shabby. Everyone on Shabbos has nice, crisp, clean collars and shirts.
I guess if it’s necessary to use a dry cleaners weekly, I will have to take that on.
Thank you very much for any suggestions or comments or recommendations.
I don’t have a suggestion offhand, but did wish to salute you for wearing white shirts!
Silbigers (btwn 17 and 18 ave on 51 st in Bklyn) has them.
The best non-iron shirts imho are Brooks Brothers. Unfrotunately, they are quite expensive. Jos. A. Bank has non-iron, as do several others.
Like with most things, you get what you pay for.
I wash them with regular laundry detergent, then hang them to dry. They come out almost completely wrinkle-free.
Since they are Shabbos shirts, they get less wear-and-tear than regular shirts, because I generally only wear them on Shabbos, yom tov, to simchos, and in a pinch.
July 9, 2012 12:05 PM
The most expensive no iron are the ones that last the longest & look best, like brooks brothers and other higher end labels. They have to be handled very carefully, remove from wash machine immediately, put in dryer 5 minutes, hang right away carefully.
So the choice is yours- spend a lot of time & money on the shirts, or spend money on the cleaners weekly. On the other hand there’s something about the look of an immaculately pressed white shirt that just says something, no? (Hopefully you think it says something positive, which is what i meant. Not trying to raise the ire of the anti-white shirt brigade!)
I use Lands End no-iron white dress shirts, and am quite satisfied. If you’re not, you can return them for full refund. From time to time they have specials, especially around year-end.
Eagle shirts are great, no wrinkles out of the dryer ,very good shirts.
Choppy dont be a shirt racist.
Try hanging it right out of the washing machine – dryers can ruin some shirts… and other shirts actually do well in dryers but you just gotta hang it straight from the machine while its hot if you want to preserve the shape.
I found for my boys the thicker material shirts last way longer and stay much nicer (like 100% cotton ones).. but don’t put them in the dryer….
Charles Tyrwhitt
sam4: $45 on one shirt!?!
I second ICOT on the Concords. They are available at The Hat Box.
I agree with daniboy. Charles Tyrwhitt. I also have Brooks Brother but they don’t hold up to time and washing. Also the Charles Tyrwhitt stay much whiter.
How much do the white shirts you posters are recommending, cost?
Choppy: It only matters how much they cost on sale. ‘Cause thats the only time any of us would buy. Charles Tyrwhitt’s go for $40 on sale.
So in other words, a shirt being more expensive does not necessarily make it any better than a less expensive shirt. You can get great shirts that cost less than the “brand names”.
Can anyone recommend a brand name, or place to purchase white shirts that stay crisp via machine wash and dry?
I buy shirts which are suppose to be no-iron – permanent press, etc.
That’s your problem. In order for a shirt to remain crisp it needs to have stiff fibers, permanent press garments are designed not to take creases by using softer fibers.
brooks brothers are notorious for ripping on the sleeves and underarm. Charles tyrwitt are hands down the best. on a good sale you can get them for 30-40 down from 160.
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