Revealed Clothes Airers - The Easiest Way To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

What a gift to give - one that helps reduce your carbon footprint - saves energy - is silent - free of running costs - never runs out of energy and every time your friend uses it they benefit and think of you!

The clothes airer achieves all of this and more with one added ingredient -style.

Designers are no longer bound by the traditional outside washing line or clothes horse for clothes drying. Clothes airers or drying racks have had a design makeover.

Now we have available a full range of clothes airers. The wall mounted airer leads the way contained in a sleek compact casing. This opens to form arms along which slide hanger rods. Always available to take the daily and weekly wash.

The creation of the wall mounted airer means you can use indoor wall space. Especially that space previously unused. Just a shade higher up the wall. You can use several airers/racks in a row along the wall. Or in a double decker arrangement one above the other separated by one metre or so.

At last you can have a central place to hang those small things. No more scattered bits and bobs drying on every radiator. No more rushing around to sweep them up when unexpected callers arrive. It's all hung neatly in one spot - that's style.

Naturally the higher you mount the airer the faster the clothes dry. Why? As you know hot air rises. Clothes placed as high as possible above a radiator will enjoy a long lasting stream of warm air. So clothes placed on the airer in the morning could easily be dry for ironing in the evening. A natural drying cycle. Some would say a slow rhythm but I think of it as something I can rely on at all times.

Never mind the weather, power cuts or being left for the weekend. No standby power to remember to switch off and carbon neutral every time you use it. Every home should have one or better still two! Families will not only come to rely on it they will train their children to be eco friendly by using an airer. Not only as a drying rack but as a multiway washing line over the bath or a heavy duty aluminium concertina model taking up to 20 kgs.

All done with patience, understanding and never ending reliability. Yes style comes in many versions. It is generally something reached with ease. Exactly how your airer will give you iron dry laundry day after day.

For a full range of airers click here Jean Forsyth also writes for Airers4you and has a keen interest in environmentally friendly products.

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Calling All Men - You Can Still Look Good Without Going Bankrupt!

Even if the economy is in trouble, you can still find reasonably priced clothing from overcoats to shoes. The trick is really to find something that is relatively inexpensive, great-looking, and well made. So here are some ways for you to dress up like a rich guy even in recession (this is according to a well-respected men's magazine called Esquire).

Best Buys

Choose a three-piece suit that stands out for its pattern and sharp cut.
Think of your briefcase as a long-term investment.
Best wool pants have a flat front and a narrow fit.
Best casual shirts are hemmed short so that you can wear it un-tucked.
The best overcoats keep out the chill. Find a single-breasted cut because it is slimming and it will not let you drown in fabric.
There are casual shoes that cost about half compared to the main line, but still has the same character.
Cashmere can fall into two kinds - the depressingly expensive and the suspiciously affordable - choose something in between.
For jeans, purchase from the older brands - they are usually the ones that give the best quality.
For dress shoes, choose plain brown cap-toes that has a classic shape and high shine.
Buy casual jackets that are waterproof - this will provide enough warmth without physical and financial bulk.
The best blazers have details like working buttonholes and contrast pick stitching.
You can find leather jackets that are made with sheepskin - they usually get better with age.

Keep the Suit Forever

Remember to buy yourself a classic suit. If you buy the trendy ones and it goes out of style, you might not want to wear it again. So after buying the suit, you can use some inexpensive tools in order to maintain it.

Garment-Suspension Device - this is another name for a hanger. If you don't hang your suit on this, you are actually cutting its life. You should look for hangers with good quality: strong metal hooks and generous thickness on the shoulders.
Steam-Delivery Tool - dry-clean your suit once every year only. If you do this more often, the process will only weaken the material as well as ruin its shape. If you want the suit to look immaculate without dry cleaning, the ideal thing to do is to steam it.
Bristled Cleaning Device - another way to put off dry cleaning your suit is to use a suit brush and brush it regularly. You must have seen your grandfather use it - before brushing, they air the suit beside a wide and open window, then they lay it flat either on a bed or table.

Esquire's Guide to Longevity

When you purchase any piece of clothing, you are the one responsible for making it last. Here are some tips for you to use:

When washing your jeans, turn it inside out in order to preserve its indigo dye and the cotton fiber structure (add 2 years).
Wash cashmere and wool by hand, and use only detergents that are knitwear-specific (add 2 years).
Roll untied ties rather than hanging them. This will allow the running stitch in the spine to relax (add 5 years).

The author of this article is Benedict Yossarian. Benedict recommends Costume Finder for all your fancy dress needs or perhaps Queens Leather for some stylish leather laptop cases?

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