Pants
Creating iron lines:
You will need to have visible iron lines on your pants when you wear them.
You should repeat this process every time you iron your pants to ensure they stay visible.
Length alteration:
Try on your pants together with your boots. If they extend past the second row of metal rings on the boots (counting from the top), your pants are too long and you will need to have them altered.
One simple way to do this is to fold your pants inwards until the desired length, then use black/dark blue thread to sew the top of the fold closed. Make sure that your stitches are small and invisible from the outside of the pants.
You will need to have visible iron lines on your pants when you wear them.
- Fold your pants by bringing the front 2 belt loops together and the back 2 belt loops together, such that you should see the side of the pants facing you.
- When ironing your pants, leave the iron on top of each crease for a few seconds, taking care not to burn the fabric. Repeat down the length of the pants.
- When you are finished, you should see two sets of visible creases:
- On the front, there should be 2 vertical lines extending from the belt loops to the bottom of the pants
- At the back, there should be an inverted-V extending from the belt loops at the centre of the pants to the bottom
You should repeat this process every time you iron your pants to ensure they stay visible.
Length alteration:
Try on your pants together with your boots. If they extend past the second row of metal rings on the boots (counting from the top), your pants are too long and you will need to have them altered.
One simple way to do this is to fold your pants inwards until the desired length, then use black/dark blue thread to sew the top of the fold closed. Make sure that your stitches are small and invisible from the outside of the pants.
Boots
Polishing boots:
Tying shoelaces:
Sea boot shoelaces are tied differently from your normal shoes.
- Look under the 'Maintenance' tab
Tying shoelaces:
Sea boot shoelaces are tied differently from your normal shoes.
- First, tie an overhand knot at one end of a shoelace.
- Thread the shoelace through one metal ring, with the knot on the underside of the ring.
- Thread the shoelace through the metal ring opposite it.
- Then, thread the shoelace through the next metal ring above it.
- And thread it through the opposite metal ring.
- Repeat steps 3-5 until you have gone through all metal rings. You should see that the shoelaces form horizontal lines across the shoe.