How to care for a velvet blazer

[aguydude]

I've recently bought a velvet blazer (thanks A Guy from Shanghai). Having never owned anything velvet before, I'm would like to know how to best care for such a garment. My first question would be whether sitting while wearing it damage the fabric over time (crush the velvet?). Any other imput would also be helpful. Thanks.

Tom

 

[bmulford]

I like the worn-in look on velvet, so I let it develop its patina. I do however brush it with a soft horsehair brush after each wearing.

 

[aguydude]

Is it nessesary to brush after every wearing? Anyone else?

 

[mensimageconsultant]

From a site about upholstery, but it probably applies to sitting in a velvet blazer:
By sitting, pressure is exerted onto the velvet fabric forcing the nap in different directions. This, together with heat, rising air humidity, body moisture, and the type of stuffing underneath the fabric, can "˜fix' this change of direction, noticeable by a change of color. This is a typical property of velvets and is neither indicative of a defect nor a sign of inferior quality.

Typically a velvet blazer is not going to be used for long periods of sitting, like at a desk job.

 

[P-K-L]

Look out for people with cigarettes, someone once burned a hole into the sleeve of my velvet blazer.