<p>I know I had neither the time nor the inclination to iron anything back in the day. How about now? Do students iron T-shirts, jeans, anything? I’ve told several future students (all of whom are female, if that makes a difference) that they won’t be doing any ironing in college, but they tell me they will NOT be seen in wrinkled clothes.</p>
<p>No, not really. Maybe, maybe if they need nice clothes for an internship/job but in general? No.</p>
<p>I bought my son a steamer. He has a job in the career dev office and needs to look nice, so he steams his cotton button downs.</p>
<p>I ironed clothes in college. Guess I was a slacker academically. But my senior year I saw “Heloise” on TV explaining that simple mist of water and a “snap” of the clothes can remove almost every wrinkle. I have rarely ironed since, because it works. </p>
<p>It takes only minutes to iron, though, and anyone who can’t even find 5-10 minutes to do that or any other small chore, has more problems than how their clothes look. No one is booked 24/7.</p>
<p>They don’t=- I only sent my daughter with non-dry clean non-press clothes (will most likely change now that she is going on a coop in the spring)</p>
<p>Ok. Let me rephrase. They have time but they won’t. </p>
<p>Of course there are exceptions, but the majority will not, especially on any kind of regular basis.</p>
<p>There are people who iron jeans and t-shirts?</p>
<p>My daughter and her roommate both brought irons and small ironing boards to college. We returned ours to Target. She has cotton shorts, skirts, and nice tops she irons (not jeans or T-shirts) She irons a heck of a lot more than I do!</p>
<p>The only undergrads I’ve known who iron their clothes on a regular basis are fashionista types, image-conscious seniors going on multiple rounds of interviews, or conservatory students giving recitals. </p>
<p>Incidentally, I never ironed my clothes during undergrad or for the first few years afterwards. Fortunately, it had no impact on my job interviews senior year or for the first few years afterwards. Granted, YMMV depending on field, firm culture, HR/hiring manager concerned, etc . :)</p>
<p>And this varied depending on campus culture. With the exception of some conservatory classmates, I hardly saw anyone using an iron during my undergrad at my LAC. </p>
<p>Wearing dress shirts and other vestiges of formal corporate-wear was “too bourgeois/establishment” for most non-conservatory students when I attended. :D</p>
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<p>Indeed. </p>
<p>That sounds similar to a former colleague who decided to attend a pop-punk band oriented Broadway play where everyone else was in ripped jeans, t-shirts, studs/chains, body piercings, and various spike-centered hairdos in a formal gown, fancy perm, and pearl necklaces one would expect women to wear to a night at the Metropolitan Opera. </p>
<p>Ended up serving as a source of amusement and some friendly ribbing among us for some weeks thereafter. :D</p>
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Or the pajamas they wear to class?</p>
<p>The more wrinkles on me, the fewer I want on my clothing.</p>
<p>What is “iron”??? <em>blink blink</em></p>
<p>If they choose to wear clothes that they consider need ironing they will find the time. They will have the time to socialize so if they feel they need ironed clothes for that of course there is time. I don’t get having clothes for college life that need a lot of care. Eons ago we were the T-shirt and jeans students, extremely casual. I have seen most of society become more casual- thank goodness. When business people finally give up on the ostentatious we will have it made!</p>
<p>Now that we are retired we rarely wear clothes that need ironing. Not worth it. Son wears no iron shirts that are meant to have a “wrinkly” look for his job- he could wear polo shirts as well.</p>
<p>My son certainly doesn’t iron anything. He does have need for dress shirts on occasion, but he’ll take them to the drycleaner. Given how little it cost to get a shirt pressed, it seems like a fine use of resources to outsource it. I don’t believe my daughter has an iron either. I had one when I was in school, but women’s clothing was different then. We wore a lot more oxford shirts / button-downs and corduroys than they wear today.</p>
<p>I wear jeans, sweaters and flats 99% of the time, but I think it’s an odd comment that business people who dress up are “ostentatious.” It’s nice when I have to be “nice business casual” for clients to spiff it up a bit with a great jacket, pair of shoes, flattering trousers or something with some style to it. Dressy and ostentatious are two entirely different concepts.</p>
<p>I made the comment knowing that seems to be the group where appearances count more than in any other professions. Also where people may seem to notice the cost of clothes. Most physicians don’t worry about that even if the more expensive ones are affordable. Success equating with the clothing worn concept. Why wear a $100 or $1000 watch when a $10 one works just as well? Likewise with shoes, ties, suits… It would be good to see bankers et al get out of suits and ties and into more casual uniforms.</p>
<p>Of course, college student has time to iron their clothes. If they can’t find a couple minutes of free time to iron a shirt or pants, then there are some serious time management problems there.</p>
<p>Does that mean they’ll iron their clothes? Nope. Just because you have the time to do it doesn’t mean you will. I was always a fan of cheating when it came to ironing and would just hang it up when I took a shower. It was good enough for me =D</p>
<p>Obviously mine did not. We don’t even have an ironing board (it got lost in the last move, 1993). The dryer usually does just fine, if you buy the right clothes and hang them up when you hear the ding. </p>
<p>Some students who ironed in hs may choose to also do so on college. Others won’t. Students that did not iron in hs have no need to pack an iron in college. (They can be borrowed for the occasional formal event or interview.)</p>
<p>Steamers!!!</p>
<p>here’s a set of TWO…in choice of colors!!!
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<p>Of course, putting a damp, clean washcloth into a dryer with some wrinkled clothes also removes many/all wrinkles.</p>
<p>Of course they have time to iron if they want to; most just don’t want to. </p>
<p>I myself don’t iron nearly as much as I used to since the advent of wrinkle-resistant no-iron cotton shirts.</p>
<p>My daughter appreciates irony, but not ironing.</p>