I’m gonna be the Debbie downer and mention that no-iron clothes have synthetics in them, the washing of which is a major contributor to the microplastics problem.
Ironing
Submitted 11 months ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to [deleted]
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Condour75@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
fl42v@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
All clothes are no-iron clothes if you DGAF enough :)
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 11 months ago
My people.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Lol who said anything about specific garments. We just wear our clothes wrinkled and no one cares.
MutilationWave@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah that’s linen for you. People don’t wear it much anymore sadly so they don’t get that they just look wrinkled. I love linen shirts though.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
no-iron clothes have synthetics in them
most my clothing is 100% cotton, and I have never ironed once I left my parent’s home.
ssj2marx@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
I have never even heard of “no iron clothes” until now, and I haven’t ironed any of my clothes except when I absolutely had to do it because I was in the Marines.
Condour75@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
Fair!
BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If I have to choose between keeping nature around and not having to buy an iron again, is gonna be a tough choice.
Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
you can do both if you just choose not to care about wrinkled clothes.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
True, but tires are way, way worse.
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 11 months ago
You must look fucking stupid wearing tyres
Hildegarde@lemmy.world 11 months ago
No iron clothes is a lie. They say no iron on the label in the store, but they tell you to iron in on the care label.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Hanging them up rather than putting them in the dryer will get most wrinkles out, especially if you smooth/stretch the collar, placket and cuffs
candyman337@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yeah nah by now ironing I mean I do not iron unless it’s a fancy event, regardless of the fabric lol
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Could be formaldehyde as well right?
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 11 months ago
Wool, cotton, etc, all don’t need ironing. Just don’t over dry and hang them up right away.
MossyFeathers@pawb.social 11 months ago
Ironing seems like it’d be a really chill and relaxing activity, if we had time to engage in it.
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It is, if you don’t have to do it all the damn time. If you just iron your clothes when you want/need to, it’s an enjoyable chore.
nieceandtows@programming.dev 11 months ago
It’s like gardening/lawn care for me. I like doing it, but I hate having to do it or else.
theatomictruth@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It is But only for men
VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 11 months ago
How have I never seen this video before?
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Would’ve thought we have more leisure time today than back in yee olden ironing thymes
crusa187@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
This was my first thought. “Ironing?! Ain’t nobody got time for that!” It would probably be nice though.
DigDoug@lemmy.world 11 months ago
…but then your clothes might look like you’ve worn them before.
What are you? Poor?
SternburgExport@feddit.de 11 months ago
Yes?
jaybone@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Now everyone’s poor, so it’s okay.
Kekzkrieger@feddit.de 11 months ago
I just buy new clothes every time.
riskable@programming.dev 11 months ago
This achievement belongs to the tail end of GENX… The folks that brought us grunge.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
Im a geriatric millennial
simplejack@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Close enough. You can come in the club. There’s dunkaroos in the back if you’re hungry.
Blackout@kbin.run 11 months ago
I remember always wearing wrinkled shirts back then because I didn't care about ironing or society.
BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
I did that in the military. They were less keen and some shit hit some fans or whatever. So I got me some safety pins for my neckline and they shut the fuck up and my millennial self rejoiced.
nepenthes@lemmy.world 11 months ago
We are considered a microgeneration they have dubbed Xennials (1977-1983) Xennials 1977-1983
Xennials are described as having had an analog childhood and a digital young adulthood.
ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I feel like a lot of people from different countries would fit that description after the fact since technology was more expensive and it took us longer to be able to afford the new and trendy items.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Speak for yourself. Casual clothes killed most ironing but ain’t nobody showing up in a wrinkled suit.
coaxil@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I don’t even own a suit haha
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
I wish they were more affordable in the US. I love wearing a suit, makes me feel like a mobster. lol Cosplay for the unstable.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Hopefully no weddings or funerals coming up. Then again, if you’re American, I’ve seen people show up to a wedding in shorts and a baseball cap. No ironing required.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I didn’t for a long time either. Then I needed one.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Casual clothes killed most ironing but ain’t nobody showing up in a
wrinkledsuit.Unless you’re upper management or going to a wedding/funeral/formal event, why would you even wear a suit? In the last decade I’ve worn my suit 3 or 4 times in the last decade, and they were all weddings or funerals.
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
Give it a try. Hit up a thrift store and get some great tacky suits from the 70s and 80s, if you can find em. It’s a bit of fun to wear them when it’s not necessary or expected. I probably wouldn’t wear a really nice wedding/funeral suit in such cases because I spill fucking everything and would become destitute from the dry cleaning bills.
Now, if it were a social expectation/requirement, it would suck and not be fun. But, as a choice that one can make, it’s great sometimes.
Abnorc@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Where I work the staff still wear full suits for the most part. I think it’s a more traditional workplace though.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah I should have put an edit in. I didn’t know this was going to blow up like this. I don’t wear a suit or formal clothes more than about once a year, for the events of friends and families. I’m not trying to say it’s an every day thing.
OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 11 months ago
How often do you wear a suit? Dry clean as necessary, hang it up between uses. I’ve never ironed a suit.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That doesn’t proof it from wrinkles, especially if you need to travel to the event.
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 11 months ago
Clothing steamers are less damaging though.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’ve never had one actually work though. Irons, used properly, are safe and they work.
saigot@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
On the rare occasion I have to wear a dress shirt for work, I’m making sure it’s as wrinkled as possible. I wouldn’t want to be mistaken for one of the execs, it gives the impression that you don’t work hard. I think it’ll continue bubbling up in the same way not wearing a tie and not having curtails did.
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Definitely did not.
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
IKR, my SO owns two.
IDK what OP is on about, though, I’ve never used one.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You’re going with someone who owns two irons?
Blink twice if you’re in danger.
juliebean@lemm.ee 11 months ago
all ya’ll admitting to ironing your clothes in the comments are a bunch of dweebs, just saying.
NooBoY@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Said ye who has not experienced Extreme Ironing.
MrShankles@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Extreme Ironing: Pressing for Victory
Speechless
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 11 months ago
It can be very relaxing. And suits (well shirt and pants) are something that you’d probably want to iron.
creditCrazy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You might even say we ironed that problem out
SufniDroid@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I bought an ironing board and an iron when I moved into my current home thinking “yeah, I have some shirts, I’ll iron them when I need them”.
That was 3 years ago. The ironing board was put into a corner out of sight and the iron is still in its original packaging, unopened to this day. I’m trying to justify my purchase with “better to have it and not need it than the other way around”.
herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Soon on Forbes or something:
“You’ll be flattened to find out what industry millenials are killing next.”
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I iron like a mother fucker. Fuck you wrinkles
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Me who still irons clothes
looks sideways
RevolverSly@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Ironic
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Last time I ironed something was for a job interview
Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
I got into sewing so I do use an iron, but even then half the time I’m lazy and don’t even press my seams. I’m not very good at sewing as a result, but I have a good time all the same.
Resol@lemmy.world 11 months ago
All my clothes have creases on them. I do not care unless it actually ruins the look. Only then do I use the iron.
hlqxz@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
I fuckin hate ironing clothes
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
But I do like ironing. I do it so infrequently, I associate it with getting all fancied up to go out to a special event.
And everything about it is so relaxing… The sound of the water in the iron, the hiss of steam. That clean smell, rising with the hot steam. You’re forced to slow down and pay attention, if you want to get it right.
Whether you’re alone or sharing the moment with company, it’s a recipe for encoding a core memory, deep in there, pinned in place by multiple senses.
BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I just run anything wrinkled through the dryer for about 10 minutes.
Bye@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You guys don’t iron clothes?
I’m a millennial and I iron my clothes, how do you get the wrinkles out??? Teach me your secrets
Etterra@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m Gen-X and I hate to break it to you, we had permanent press well before we had Millennials.
bluewing@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Ironing clothes died long before millennials. Grandma quit ironing before you were born. Wrinkle Free shirts and pants started showing up in the 1970’s and were common within the decade.
Source: I was there.
el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
I iron my tshirts and shorts otherwise they look crinkley
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Hopefully none of you are using suits lol
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
On a tangent… Why are we still wearing ties? Buttons exist and are already included 95% of the time.
ssj2marx@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Hey now, some of us like to iron patches onto our jackets of things we like!
Pixlbabble@lemmy.world 11 months ago
A proper hand held steamer all day.
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
I, for one, do like to iron. I’d probably not like it if it was mandatory for all clothing though. What really has happened is societal changes leading to much more casual attire expectations (not that we could afford to dress like previous generations) alongside advancements in textile technology that have resulted in garments less likely to show wrinkles.
VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I definitely have clothes I still need to iron. If I don’t iron some of my button downs, they have a lot of wrinkles and look bad.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Banning elbows not being allowed on the table and hats not being allowed indoors are also wins for me
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Elbows have always been allowed on the table. The rule for fancy dining was that you couldn’t have elbows on the table during a course, i.e., when people are actively eating, but before/after, it’s fine. That’s a reasonable rule to be considerate of space.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Never been an issue for me. The issue would be invading someone’s personal space. Maybe we just have bigger tables where I live.
PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Exactly. Food on the table? Elbows off. It’s simple.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
If elbows aren’t allowed on a table during a course of a fancy dinner, they have definitely not always been allowed on the table.
protist@mander.xyz 11 months ago
“Why?”
“Because!”
“…”
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I like the way we don’t have to wear petticoats under our dresses anymore.
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
I mean doesn’t everyone still at least wear the stretchy shorts under their dress? Like I’m not going just panties. That seems so lewd.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Yeah. Now I just wear them for fun!