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Houston Area Dry-cleaning and Suit Pressing in 2020 Recommendation?

WassonH

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Hello All,

I live in the Sugarland area, and work in the Uptown/Galleria area. I've been using a dry-cleaners near my home, for the last couple years, on the rare occasion I need a suit dry cleaned. I try to have them dry cleaned as little as possible, but you just have to time-to-time.

I just went to pick up a couple of Zegna and Canali suits, to find they had hard creased the lapels on both jackets. I always specify that I don't want the lapels creased, to maintain the roll, but the instructions were ignored this time.

It's not the end of the world, but I'd prefer to find a place that I don't have to worry about this with, and know how to properly press a nice suit.

Does anyone have any suggestions of a quality place in any reasonable distance from my home or work locations? Price isn't too much of a concern, as I said, I don't have it done that often. I'd rather pay a bit more and get it done right, than save a few bucks on the rare occasion I need it done.

Thanks.
 

wgiceman

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I, too, would like to know of a reputable cleaners for the exact same reason.

On a side note, once the lapels have been hard creased, is it possible to have the lapel roll put back in?
 

WassonH

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I, too, would like to know of a reputable cleaners for the exact same reason.

On a side note, once the lapels have been hard creased, is it possible to have the lapel roll put back in?

For the creasing... Got them both back yesterday, and they both look fine now, but I'm gun-shy about this cleaners after that.

Both of these suits are a, I guess you'd call it a "fluffier", type material. They're both plain wool, but have that loser airier weave like a lot of cashmere. Makes them virtually impervious to wrinkles, and also seems that a crease won't hold on there too well either. Had it been another suit with a different weave, I'm not sure how it would have fared.
 

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