https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:16:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2056049 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 12:41:32 +0000 ophelia 2056049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wash everything after every wear, except bras, because I’ve gotten lazier with age. Those I place on a drying rack to air out.<br /> I live in Florida and am also entering the age of hot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055946 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:52:20 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2055946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ginger, can you get yourself to start with the chair/side of the tub/ladder when it’s time to get dressed? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055872 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:54:59 +0000 Ginger 2055872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Frankly, it depends on how sweaty I got the day I wore it. (I wear a deodorant but not an antiperspirant, so I sweat more than I used to.)&nbsp; If I got filthy sweaty, then it's dirty and into the hamper with it. If it was moderate, or I never got all that hot, I spritz underarms with vodka and hang to air in an open area in my closet. Then I hang it back up, but with the hanger backwards. That way I know what should be washed when I gather clothes for laundry next time. (I only do laundry every ~3 weeks so this is useful.) I'm still coming up with a solution for folded clothes, though. In my experience, clothes on the chair/side of the bathtub/closet ladder don't get put away, they just accumulate more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055698 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 11:38:48 +0000 peekaboo 2055698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I toss them on the tub deck.&nbsp; I think I need a better system! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055694 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 11:22:24 +0000 Style Fan 2055694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I put my toppers (jean jackets, chore jacket, blazers) back in the closet after wearing.&nbsp; My jeans and bottoms get folded or hung up.&nbsp; I put my T-shirts on their hanger inside out and put it on a hook outside of the closet for the night.&nbsp; In the morning I put them inside the closet.&nbsp; My sweaters get aired out for the night before I fold them in the drawer.</p> <p>In the summer, I hang clothing on the line outside for an airing.&nbsp; That works the best.&nbsp; I wish I could do that all year long. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055660 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 05:16:12 +0000 Angie 2055660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I re-hang and re-fold. Re-press often too. Put them back in their designated closet spot. There is no airing out, or temporary hook/valet/chair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055642 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 02:31:26 +0000 Anonymous 2055642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It used to be the back of a chair or the guest-room but recently a clothes moth issue has crept up, so anything worn but getting used again before a wash, goes folded into a gallon storage bag to keep it safe! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055637 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 02:17:19 +0000 Jaime 2055637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hang my hangables on the outside of the closet overnight to air out before I put them back. We also have an entire coat rack thingy from Ikea for my husbands clothes that are still in hamper purgatory. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055635 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 02:13:32 +0000 cheryl 2055635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine go right back in the closet. My mom used to have a chair in her bedroom and it was always heaping lol.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055486 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 13:04:56 +0000 Jules 2055486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My collection of lightly worn stuff was getting a bit out of control so now I hang most of them on the back of my bedroom door and I make sure to go there first for tee shirts and other casual/lounge clothing. Nicer items are ‘clean’ and go back in the closet. Gear I didn’t sweat in goes back in the drawer. This system is working better than having stuff in various piles around my room. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055463 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 08:52:54 +0000 anchie 2055463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This thing from IKEA </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055452 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 07:35:54 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2055452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>I've called that stuff "clirty" ever since an embarrassing discussion on Apartment Therapy where someone had to spell out name for "not quite clean or dirty" clothes to me. I wouldn't want to put them back in the closet, because there is some minimal body oil, etc on them. Even if it isn't enough to be a problem right away, I don't want it to stay there all year. There is no way I'm going to do an end-of-season wash or anything like that, pulling clothes from the closet to wash. I hang them up/put them on their shelves when they are clean. I have enough to remember without a file in my head for "stuff in the closet that isn't quite clean".<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My mom always joked about my "clothesline", because I draped this stuff over the (fairly high) footboard of my bed. These days I'm using this guy, but eventually I'll put a row of hooks on a wall. <br /></div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/grundtal-valet-stand-stainless-steel-30219455/">https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/g.....-30219455/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Where ever it is, I tend to get a little collection going, an on-the-fly mini capsule of whatever is working right then. The tricky part is recognizing when it's time to pull stuff and wash it even though it isn't dirtydirty. I need a prompt like Cardiff Girl's stack falling over. If things stay there all year until the next time their season comes up, I could've just put them back in the closet. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Anchie, I'm curious what your "pull out valet thing" is. <br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055451 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 07:34:41 +0000 LaPed 2055451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm on Team Chair with Cardiff Girl and Toronto Girl! I also have some very nice hooks behind my bedroom door where I hang things to air out, but it's tricky because I always forget what's back there! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055448 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 06:56:14 +0000 anchie 2055448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If something is clean enough to be worn again it is clean enough to go back to closet I hang almost all my clothes and when I return home I immediately change to my lounge wear and put the worn clothes back on its hangers but leave it on pull out valet thing overnight before returning to closet.<br /> I have a running joke with a good friend- she is really curious how my pleated skirt will handle the washing and every time I wear it she asks me how I managed to keep the pleats in place. And my answer is always the same- don’t know, haven’t washed it yet I don’t think I will wash it until I spill food in my lap. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055437 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 05:34:33 +0000 DonnaF 2055437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If a garment doesn’t need to go in the laundry, I hang it up on my shower rod to air out overnight. I will usually mist it to smooth out any wrinkles. In the morning it will go in the section of my closet where I hang worn clothes.</p> <p>I don’t like to hang clothes in my closet that are still warm from body heat because it introduces moisture. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055432 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 04:36:23 +0000 Gigi 2055432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I take my clothes off at night, I usually drape them over the side of the dresser to allow them to air out overnight. The next day, I put them back where they belong, whether it's on a hanger in the closet or folded in the dresser.</p> <p>On laundry day, I do a quick run-through of my closet and my dresser with an eye for anything that looks like it needs refreshing. The sniff test is also helpful. With things like jeans, I can usually remember whether I've been wearing a particular pair a lot, in which case I will launder them to unstretch them. I have a medium-sized closet, so I don't often lose track of what items I've been wearing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055321 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 23:37:04 +0000 The Cat 2055321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Vildy said. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055288 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:42:15 +0000 evenstarz 2055288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I put them on hangers, and either "recycle" them by the end of the week or wash them </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered/page/2#post-2055286 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:30:19 +0000 Vildy 2055286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I air clothes on hangers, often inside out, for a couple hours or overnight.</div><div>Then I put them right back.&nbsp; If it's anything I haven't had on very long and it's not swampy weather, I just put it back. For me, either it's clean or it's dirty and there's no in-between. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055285 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:18:59 +0000 Jane 2055285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good question! Everything goes away or in my laundry bag. Hang up dresses and wash every two or three wears. Always wash work wear tops after 1 wear. Two washes per weekend, one dark one light, my stuff only, cold wash, 40 mins. Take out straight after. Dry outside. Iron the 2 or 3 items that need to be, everything else back in it’s place. It’s taken me a long time to get quite so organised and I’m so thankful for the wisdom of ylf in getting me to this stage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055281 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:53:44 +0000 Helena 2055281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Team chair here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055279 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:29:46 +0000 Sara L. 2055279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm also with Murph - things are either clean or dirty.&nbsp; They either go in the laundry hamper or folded/hung back in the closet.&nbsp; I'm finding it fascinating how different people deal with this - I've just never thought about it much.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055277 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:23:39 +0000 smittie 2055277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At the end of the day, I just fold or hang back up my clothes together with the clean stuff. I almost never just put stuff in the laundry after 1 wear.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055275 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:19:39 +0000 rachylou 2055275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I let things air for a day. Hang hanging things back, fold folding things inside out and put them back in their drawer/ shelf. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055272 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:09:40 +0000 missvee 2055272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ll often hang something up on a hook behind the door overnight just to air it out, and then hang it right back in the closet. If I think I’ll get one more wearing out of something then I’ll reverse the hanger so I know to put it in the laundry after the next wear. I have a small wardrobe though, and it’s easy to keep track of what’s what. For bras, I hand wash them in the bathroom sink when I take them off, then hang to dry overnight. It takes about 30 seconds. Not that I’ve timed it lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055270 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 17:56:24 +0000 Anonymous 2055270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Once I've worn it, I consider it "used," and don't let it mingle with the clean. &nbsp;I usually hang it on a rack in the laundry room until I'm ready to wear again. &nbsp;Or on the back of the closet door if there's room. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055259 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:36:21 +0000 Kate 2055259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m another member of the Murph school. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055256 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:21:34 +0000 RobinF 2055256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm of the Murph-school also. It's either clean or dirty to my mind and either gets put back away or put in the dirty wash hamper. I have never even thought about it before, interesting to read different methods.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055253 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:00:56 +0000 Cardiff girl 2055253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a stool with a massive pile of worn clothes on it at the moment.When the pile falls over I go through it and allocate to laundry bin,back on stool or if it’s a jumper or jacket it goes back into storage unless it’s genuinely dirty.Like you I do not feel that this is a satisfactory way to deal with laundry so am taking notes on this post, </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-previously-worn-clothing-that-doesnt-yet-need-to-be-laundered#post-2055251 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:55:49 +0000 Marilyn 2055251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>If it still smells fresh and looks clean it goes right back into the closet wear if came from.</div><div><br /></div><div>If it's a sweater I swish it around for a bit of an airing then put it away.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't launder with every wear unless it's an item that needs it.&nbsp; Your clothes and the environment will thank you.<br /></div> </p>