Crinkle-fabric tops - how to maintain?

[Blu]

I have two of those crinkly, deliberately creased tops - one from Boden in jersey knit, the other a very fine cotton knit. Both looked fab when i bought them with a tight concertina-like crinkle. When I dry them, even according to the instructions, they simply look crumpled and baggy after 5 mins.

What is the secret?

I wondered about a little bit of starch in the wash?

Bump!

I have a cotton one. I wash it, let it dry, then sort of screw it up lengthways to put it away in a drawer. This sort of works, but it never looks a evenly crinkly as it did when new.

Do you dry them by leaving them in a tight twist - like you are wringing them out? I find this works well.

I twist them lengthways to dry and tie them in a loose knot so they don't untwist. I usually have to undo and re-twist once or twice as the inside bit doesn't dry properly otherwise. To store them I just put them in the drawer twisted and in a knot. For the blouses that have buttons I iron the button bands before wearing otherwise it tends to be gappy at the buttons.

yes, am doing all that twisting and knotting - but am having the same problem as themoon66.

But I was in quite a humid climate, perhaps the creases dropped out.

I'm going to experiment with a really small amount of starch.