Clothes are bulky, light and easy — which is exactly why people leave them for last and then panic. With the right method you can pack an entire closet in under an hour and have shirts arrive ready to hang.
Don't unhang everything. Wardrobe boxes have a built-in bar so clothes move straight from the closet rod to the box and back — no folding, no wrinkles. No wardrobe boxes? Use the garbage-bag hack: gather 10–15 hanging garments, pull a large trash bag up over them from the bottom, and tie it around the hooks. It's the cheapest way to keep an outfit crease-free in transit.
Folded clothes can usually stay right in the dresser drawers — just remove the drawers, wrap each in plastic, and carry them separately, then slide them back in at the new place. If the dresser must travel with drawers in, keep lightweight clothes inside and tape nothing to the finish. It saves boxing and unpacking entirely.
For clothes that go in boxes or suitcases, rolling saves space and resists wrinkles better than flat folding for casual items; fold structured pieces. Use your suitcases and duffels for the heaviest clothes and shoes — they have wheels, so you're not paying to box weight you can roll. Stuff shoes with socks to hold their shape and bag them so they don't dirty fabric.
A move is the best closet edit you'll ever do. Anything you haven't worn in a year, donate now — you pay to move what you keep, and LA has plenty of donation spots. Pack off-season clothes first (you won't need them mid-move) and keep a few days of essentials in a labeled bag that travels with you.
Mark boxes by person and room so closets fill themselves at the new place. Clothing boxes are light, so they ride on top of heavier boxes in the truck. Want it done for you? Our packing service includes wardrobe boxes and materials — see also our general packing guide and where to get boxes.
Leave folded clothes in the dresser drawers (remove and wrap the drawers), keep hanging clothes on their hangers in wardrobe boxes or trash bags, and use suitcases for the heaviest items.
Usually yes — remove the drawers, wrap them, and carry them separately, then slide them back in. Keep the contents light so the drawers aren't too heavy to handle safely.
They're the easiest way to move hanging clothes wrinkle-free, but the trash-bag-over-hangers hack works for free. Our packing service includes wardrobe boxes.
Keep them on hangers in wardrobe boxes or bagged, and roll rather than flat-fold casual items. Structured pieces should be folded along their natural seams.
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