Posts by stubloom

I'd bet that that puckered collar is a result of the indiscriminate application of steam, either by yourself or by a cleaner. If you got it back from a cleaner in that condition, my best advice is to find a cleaner that's able to press...

I would bet that those suits left the factory with rolled lapels. What happens in transit and at the retailer is another story. Unfortunately, every retailer has their "trusted" Jiffy steamer in the stock room. And a stock room...

You might want to consider basting a cover around the leather/metal label prior to taking it to the cleaners. Suggestion: make a sandwich comprising a piece of fiber fill placed between 2 pieces of white cotton. The sandwich should be...

No stain repellants exist that can protect the insides of the collars from body oils. That's just fact. Now the issue becomes how to handle the problem. Here's a brief...

Running those H. Boss pants through a "reduced cycle" or turning them inside out will do NOTHING to prevent the damage to the leather logo with the embedded metal rectangular logo. This applies to both dry clean or wet clean. That...

The terms "On-line Bespoke", "Bespoke in Phoenix" and "Brothers Bespoke" are oxymoronic. Brothers is one of those places where the sandwich board on the sidewalk promotes "3 suits for $300". I would seriously doubt they can spell the...

When it comes to cotton flannel shirts, the choice of dry clean vs. launder comes down to a question of personal preference.....an ultra soft feel or a slightly soft feel to the fabric. As a consumer, the choice is yours to make. Here's...

There's a simple reason why laundries in the USA don't handle detachable collars: there is so little demand for this service in the USA that investment in special collar forms of the type pioneered by the Barker Group in the UK cannot be...

The correct approach depends on the type of starch used by the cleaner: corn or wheat, or heavens forbid, synthetic starch. Before you can proceed to remove the starch you need to ask your cleaner to identify the type of starch they...

The VERY BEST way to care for mercerized cotton polo shirts is a four step process: * rinse (to remove water based stains such as perspiration, soda, juice, and the like), * hang dry (even thought this may lead to a crispness or "hand"...