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The Vertical Shirt Fold

Here comes another fantastic folding tip from the home organizer, Marie Kondo. The vertical fold is a really helpful, efficient packing hack for squeezing a lot of clothes into an unforgiving suitcase. Follow the instructions below for folding tops in order to achieve the vertical fold or 'file fold.' Marie believes that clothes come out of this fold a little bit "happier," i.e., not wrinkled or crushed. And it's just as good a method for your drawers as it is for your luggage.

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First, fold one side of the shirt vertically across the center and then fold back the sleeve. Then fold the opposite side the same way so that the two sides end up stacked on one another. Then fold the top of the shirt down, leaving a bit of a gap before the shirt's bottom. Then fold again over that, and you have a shirt that can be stored upright!