How to Fold Dress Pants

Whether you are hanging up your dress pants in your closet or packing them for a trip, knowing how to fold them properly will help keep them from falling off the hanger or getting wrinkled. Fold pants into a compact shape for traveling, and learn the Savile Row fold to hang up pants in your closet or in a garment bag.

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1 Iron the pants if they are wrinkly. Read the care label on your pants for ironing instructions. Use an ironing board and hot iron, and smooth out the wrinkles, mainly using the steam function and gentle pressure rather than the back-and-forth motion that is common in ironing. If the pants are creased, make sure to iron along the crease rather than across it.^[1]
- If you are nervous about ironing or if the care instructions say “dry-clean only,” take your pants to a professional cleaner.
2 Lay the pants out on a flat surface, like the floor or a table. Avoid putting the pants on the floor if it is carpeted, as that will prevent you from getting smooth folds. Rather, use hardwood floors or a large table so you will have room to work.^[2]
- Take a minute to smooth out the inside of the pockets, too, to make sure they are laying flat.
3 Fold the pants along the crease if there is one. If you are having trouble finding the crease, pick up the pants and hold them by the cuffs. When you see where the creases start on the cuffs, align the pant legs so that the creases will be on the outside of the pants, rather than poking up in the middle.^[3]
- Make sure that the bottom of the pants match up and are even to one another to guarantee there will be no wayward wrinkles.
4 Fold pants in half at the zipper or button-front if there isn’t a crease. Simply fold one leg of the pants over so it’s on top of the other leg. Use your hands to smooth the fabric out, pushing away any potential wrinkles. The side seams of the pants will be on the edge now.^[4]
- If the button is bulging out, unbutton the pants and smooth out the waistband so it lays flat.
5 Grab the bottom cuffs and bring them up to the waistband. Keep the cuffs flat and aligned with the crease, if there is one. Use your hands and…