Turnbull and Asser Shirts

suitsusid · Jun 18, 2009

Hi, i am heading down to London this weekend on a shopping binge. On my list is to buy a selection of my first T&A shirts. My wife said to me 'they better be easy to iron' and mentioned if they are hard to iron then they will be left in the laundry forever (so far all my hermes shirts and some other very expensive shirts are buried there) she refuses to iron these. My question is before i outlay Â£120/.each for T&A shirts can someone tell me if they are easy to iron or not. (btw i do help out a hell of a lot around the house, washing, cleaning, hoovering etc.. one thing i CANNOT do is iron, so my wife does it.).

Thank you in advance
R's
Sid

Ich_Dien · Jun 18, 2009

I don't understand how one thing can be more difficult to iron than another. With my T&A's, and that goes for the rest of my shirts too, I hang them out to dry on a hanger whilst still wet. This makes them easy to iron.

blackbowtie · Jun 18, 2009

I thought that would depend on the fabric you choose? I personally have not had problems ironing pure cotton shirts of differing qualities as long as the shirt is damp when I iron it.

Your poor wife. You should either learn to iron, or take your laundered shirts to the dry cleaner's to be pressed.

suitsusid · Jun 18, 2009

Originally Posted by blackbowtie

I thought that would depend on the fabric you choose? I personally have not had problems ironing pure cotton shirts of differing qualities as long as the shirt is damp when I iron it.

Your poor wife. You should either learn to iron, or take your laundered shirts to the dry cleaner's to be pressed.

Don't get me wrong i do iron my trousers and t shirts but can never get my business/dress shirts right...my wife irons them perfectly...she's the expert...i have many many different shirts all of them 100% cotton, one would assume that all cotton shirts must be the same to iron regardless of style, designer etc.. but she reckons otherwise. i have not bought any new shirts for a while so i thought i would ask about the T&A before i bought them as i came accross this forum recently which i think is the dog's b******s...good to be able to get feedback before one buys anything..

cheessus · Jun 18, 2009

How much does it cost to get shirts pressed for you? I don't understand how/why one could buy a $200-400 shirt and not pony up $1-3 to have the shirt cleaned and pressed.

PipPip · Jun 18, 2009

Agree with the other posts, if they are damp shouldn't be an issue. However, with two kids under 3 years old we have better things to do with our time than ironing. We have a Philippino couple come round for 4 hours per week, costing only â‚¬30 per week for the two of them, of which the French taxman gives us half back. In those 4 hours they clean the whole house and the guy does all the laundry and ironing. Boy can that guy iron, my shirts have never looked so good and its very little money to spend for a lot of time saved.

em36 · Jun 18, 2009

Stick with the regular fabrics, very easy to iron. The Sea Island, though wonderful, puckers and is a ***** to iron. These also do not last as long as their normal fabrics, and are more expensive.

Mark Seitelman · Jun 18, 2009

Originally Posted by suitsusid

. . . My question is before i outlay Â£120/.each for T&A shirts can someone tell me if they are easy to iron or not. (btw i do help out a hell of a lot around the house, washing, cleaning, hoovering etc.. one thing i CANNOT do is iron, so my wife does it.).

Thank you in advance
R's
Sid

Turnbull makes a wonderful no-iron shirt in Dacron.

Gurkan · Jun 18, 2009

Their Sea Island Quality shirts are pretty wrinkle prone.

chison · Jun 18, 2009

Originally Posted by cheessus

How much does it cost to get shirts pressed for you? I don't understand how/why one could buy a $200-400 shirt and not pony up $1-3 to have the shirt cleaned and pressed.

+1

_AMD · Jun 18, 2009

Originally Posted by jimmyoneill

I don't understand how one thing can be more difficult to iron than another. With my T&A's, and that goes for the rest of my shirts too, I hang them out to dry on a hanger whilst still wet. This makes them easy to iron.

Originally Posted by blackbowtie

I thought that would depend on the fabric you choose? I personally have not had problems ironing pure cotton shirts of differing qualities as long as the shirt is damp when I iron it.

Your poor wife. You should either learn to iron, or take your laundered shirts to the dry cleaner's to be pressed.

Originally Posted by suitsusid

Don't get me wrong i do iron my trousers and t shirts but can never get my business/dress shirts right...my wife irons them perfectly...she's the expert...i have many many different shirts all of them 100% cotton, one would assume that all cotton shirts must be the same to iron regardless of style, designer etc.. but she reckons otherwise. i have not bought any new shirts for a while so i thought i would ask about the T&A before i bought them as i came accross this forum recently which i think is the dog's b******s...good to be able to get feedback before one buys anything..

I think that she is probably referring to the cut, location of pleats, etc more than the fabric used when your wife says that some of your shirts are hard to iron. Also, things like the shirred sleeves on a Borrelli (for example) shirt can make ironing more difficult. It is harder to get the sleeve to lay flat and smooth to iron in the crease with the shirred sleeves vs. a standard sleeve. My guess is that your wife is referring to these types of "issues" with your harder to iron shirts, rather than the type/quality of the cotton used in them. So, you may want to ask her about that, and keep it in mind as you select your shirts.

Of course, I could be way off base. In which case, please ignore everything I wrote.

Aaron

A Canuker · Jun 18, 2009

I have 10+ T&A shirts of which all I iron myself. I use to have them cleaned and pressed but Lady Canucker is a mad women when it comes to cleaning them and I enjoy the ironing.

galahad · Jun 18, 2009

I love ironing my shirts. Wash on cold, spin, then iron straight away whilst listening to the radio. Bliss.

Ataturk · Jun 21, 2009

Originally Posted by _AMD

I think that she is probably referring to the cut, location of pleats, etc more than the fabric used when your wife says that some of your shirts are hard to iron. Also, things like the shirred sleeves on a Borrelli (for example) shirt can make ironing more difficult. It is harder to get the sleeve to lay flat and smooth to iron in the crease with the shirred sleeves vs. a standard sleeve. My guess is that your wife is referring to these types of "issues" with your harder to iron shirts, rather than the type/quality of the cotton used in them. So, you may want to ask her about that, and keep it in mind as you select your shirts. Of course, I could be way off base. In which case, please ignore everything I wrote. Aaron
+1, but it's not just that. There's lots of things that make shirts easier or harder to iron, including: 1) fusible (glued interfacing) collars and cuffs are easier to iron. I think some makers even put it in the placket and seams; 2) heavier cotton is easier to iron than thinner, fine stuff; 3) fine patterns (e.g., blue oxfords) just look less wrinkled or puckered than solid colors even when they are wrinkled the same; and, 4) a better-made shirt is easier to iron (fine stitching, properly sewed, pre-shrunk fabric, etc). I'm sure there's lots more.

Ataturk · Jun 21, 2009

Oh, right, and 5) fabrics that don't scorch or shine easily are much easier to iron.

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