Best care for your clothes
Shoes…keep them looking good, longer!

Always keep them shined and conditioned. This is not just for looks, but also, to keep them clean and lubricated.

Always put cedar shoe trees in your shoes after you have worn them. This will help them keep their shape and take out the moisture and the odor.

Try to rotate your shoes, so that you don’t wear them two days in a row. This will give the cedar shoe trees longer to eliminate the moisture.

Dress Shirts and Sport Shirts

Buy them big enough so they don’t blow out in the elbows or the back or stretch out around the collar.

Have enough dress shirts, so you don’t have to wear them twice in a week. Having enough to rotate will help them all last longer.

If you use starch, try “no starch” at least every third washing. There is enough starch from one or two times to last you several more times without it. This should help your shirts last longer.

Have the collars and cuffs hand pressed the first time you take them to the cleaners. This should help them look better and make them less likely to have those unsightly wrinkles with future cleanings.

Suits, Sport Coats, and Slacks

Don’t over clean! Suits and sports coats should only be cleaned a couple of times a year, unless you really mess them up. The heat and the chemicals take their toll on the fabrics and the construction of the garments. It is best to air them out when necessary and to have them pressed when necessary. Most good suits will hang out beautifully after a few days, without any pressing. Slacks may need cleaning more often, but the same results apply. If you clean suit pants without cleaning the jacket, you may change the feel of the pant fabric and even the color.

Take good care of your clothes and always hang them up after you wear them. This will help you avoid unnecessary cleaning and pressing.

Buy them big enough or have them let out if they are too tight, so you don’t put any unnecessary stress on the seams.

Knit Shirts

Follow the care instructions.

Mercerized cotton knit shirts seem to hold their shape and their color better when they are dry-cleaned.

The dryer can be the downfall of knits, especially if it is too hot or the knits stay in too long. Line dry or lay flat to dry, whenever possible.