Step 1: Before you start folding, make sure the jeans are zipped up and properly buttoned. This is also the time to put your hand in the front and back pockets to 1) make sure there’s nothing hiding in there and 2) smooth ‘em out.
Step 2: Lay the jeans on a flat surface facing up. The seams should be on the outside.
Step 3: Fold one pant leg over the other (you’re essentially folding the jeans in half lengthwise…aka the hot dog way).
Step 4: Okay, this part is totally optional, but some people choose, at this point, to tuck in the crotch so you have one uniform rectangle without anything sticking out. Will this make it or break it? No. But by all means, go for it…
Step 5: Now comes the folding. According to the space-saving Konmari method (as detailed in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up), you should be folding in thirds — but honestly, depending on how much space you have, halves can do the trick. You do you.
Step 6: To store, either stand the folded jeans upright so you can easily access or stack in a drawer. If you opt for the latter, just be sure to alternate between waistbands/no waistbands since they have a different amount of material (and you want your stack of jeans to be level and stand upright, not topple over).
Marie Kondo swears that storage solutions like these will spark joy — we’re inclined to agree.
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