Greetings to all:
First time poster put long time peruser of the forum. Have avoided quite a few pitfalls after spending some quality time here. I'm relatively new to the world of professional business attire but had to get a quick lesson and build an arsenal after receiving a promotion requiring my daily wear of a suit.
I recently purchased a new Isaia lightweight suit made of a wool/silk blend (90/10). After having it professionally tailored I took it to my nearby cleaner (fairly good reputation) for pressing. Because I'm new at this, I really don't trust myself yet to to attempt this stuff at home on a suit like this (although I'm making good progress on other, lesser liked suits). I've purchased seven suits over the last month (2 SuitSupply, 2 Zegna's, 1 RLPL, 1 Sartorio Napoli, and this --my favorite of all by far-- the Isaia.
When I arrived home with the suit and removed it from the dry cleaners plastic cover I was sick to my stomach. The suit looked horrible. A button jacket button broken, some strange imprints in the sleeve, and some bubbling in the lapel. I'm sure that this being a more traditional Neapolitan jacket with partial lining and the silk blend, it's not going to look perfectly pressed on a hanger. But this seems like damage to me. I have sufficient evidence to show that the suit entered the cleaners shop in good repair as it went straight from the tailor to them. Also concerning is the fact that my tailor didn't return the extra buttons (after finishing the sleeves) but I'm sure that was an oversight on his part as he's held in very high regard here.
Wondering how I should proceed with the cleaner? And maybe some cursory my assessment on the condition of this. I really don't know if this is permanent or if it can be fixed. My novice speculation has lead me to believe they applied to much heat to the garment and that the sleeve imprints are from some apparatus they used to hang it when pressing. Not sure about the lapel though. And advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
First time poster put long time peruser of the forum. Have avoided quite a few pitfalls after spending some quality time here. I'm relatively new to the world of professional business attire but had to get a quick lesson and build an arsenal after receiving a promotion requiring my daily wear of a suit.
I recently purchased a new Isaia lightweight suit made of a wool/silk blend (90/10). After having it professionally tailored I took it to my nearby cleaner (fairly good reputation) for pressing. Because I'm new at this, I really don't trust myself yet to to attempt this stuff at home on a suit like this (although I'm making good progress on other, lesser liked suits). I've purchased seven suits over the last month (2 SuitSupply, 2 Zegna's, 1 RLPL, 1 Sartorio Napoli, and this --my favorite of all by far-- the Isaia.
When I arrived home with the suit and removed it from the dry cleaners plastic cover I was sick to my stomach. The suit looked horrible. A button jacket button broken, some strange imprints in the sleeve, and some bubbling in the lapel. I'm sure that this being a more traditional Neapolitan jacket with partial lining and the silk blend, it's not going to look perfectly pressed on a hanger. But this seems like damage to me. I have sufficient evidence to show that the suit entered the cleaners shop in good repair as it went straight from the tailor to them. Also concerning is the fact that my tailor didn't return the extra buttons (after finishing the sleeves) but I'm sure that was an oversight on his part as he's held in very high regard here.
Wondering how I should proceed with the cleaner? And maybe some cursory my assessment on the condition of this. I really don't know if this is permanent or if it can be fixed. My novice speculation has lead me to believe they applied to much heat to the garment and that the sleeve imprints are from some apparatus they used to hang it when pressing. Not sure about the lapel though. And advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.