Q&A for How to Fold a Shirt for Travel

Put dress shirts in your suitcase last so that they're on top of all of your other clothes. This will keep them from getting wrinkled. Take them out as soon as you get to your destination. If your shirts do wrinkle in your suitcase, either use a wrinkle spray on them or hang them up in the bathroom while you're showering. If you're staying at a hotel, you can also ask the front desk if they can press your shirts for you.

Button at least the top, center, and bottom buttons. Then, fold the shirt neatly. This will keep it from wrinkling.

The rolling technique works well for polo shirts. If you’d rather fold your shirt flat, button all the buttons and lay it face down on a flat surface. Find the center of your shirt, then fold both sides of the shirt toward the center line. Fold the sleeves back so that they touch the outer edges of the folds you just made. Next, take the bottom of the shirt and fold it halfway toward the top, then fold it up a second time, so that the bottom of the shirt is touching the collar. If you’re stacking several shirts in your luggage, put a layer of tissue paper between them and avoid stacking them too deep.

Cut out a small, stiff plastic square that’s slightly smaller than the dimensions of the cube. Carefully fold each shirt around the plastic square, following the technique you’d normally use to fold a dress shirt. Slide the folded shirt into a large zipper top bag. Stack the packed shirts inside the cube until it’s full.

In my opinion it is best to stack socks because they take up less space in the suitcase that way.

If you want to save space, rolling your shirts would be a better idea as doing this saves space and prevents wrinkles.