Unlike other garments, a suit demands more care in how it is worn, cleaned and kept in the wardrobe.
Storing a suit properly is something many customers care about for such a valuable piece of clothing.
To keep the full value of the garment, especially one as costly as a suit, you need a truly correct care routine. Let's see what Mon Amie advises on how to store and clean your suit!
1. Store your suit on a dedicated wooden hanger
This is the first basic step in the routine for how to store and clean your suit, yet many people overlook it or sometimes... forget. On ordinary hangers, your suit is easily damaged and loses its shape, especially at the shoulders.When you have a suit made at Mon Amie, you receive a dedicated wooden suit hanger as a gift. Beyond its look, thanks to the design that widens at the two shoulder supports, this wooden hanger helps the shoulders of the suit keep their standard shape after wearing.
In addition, always hang your suit in the wardrobe and fold it as little as possible, except when it has to be packed for long business trips. This also helps your suit keep its shape.
2. If you love... suits, don't wear just one
This is sincere advice that comes not from tailors but from customers who wear suits regularly. Wearing a single suit to work, on the job or to events neither makes you stand out nor does it help the garment, whose lifespan quickly declines.Instead, if you wear suits regularly to work, you should have 3 to 4 suits ready. This number suits rotation, giving each suit time to... recover after a long day of wear. The time between changing suits is also a very good moment to clean and check the suit carefully for the next day.
In addition, if you often go to parties, on business trips or to meet partners, you can buy more styles, with a variety of colours, so you can wear the right suit for the right purpose.
3. Remember... suit pockets are for decoration only
Many suit wearers misuse the width of the pockets on both hips to put in a lot of belongings, which is a big mistake. Although they work like any other pocket, suit pockets are designed to a fashion standard and are for decoration more than for carrying things.So if you try to put everything in, you will break the original shape of the suit, directly affecting how the garment looks. At the same time, this is one of the factors that shorten the life of the suit, compared with the tailor's original commitment.
4. Clean your suit right after wearing it
Even if you are tired after a long working day, try to store and clean your suit before hanging it in the wardrobe. It does not take much time!You can use a soft brush or a small lint roller (sold in every household shop): hang the suit up and roll off all the dust, especially in hard-to-see places such as the underarms and elbows,... In addition, use a lightly scented perfume and spray it on the suit to suppress body odour!
5. Have it dry-cleaned at a reputable place
For a valuable item such as a suit, give priority to a reputable place for dry cleaning to keep the garment clean. Do not hand-wash or machine-wash at home to save a small fee. This makes the durability of the suit drop quickly and can easily damage it if you do not know the right method to store and clean your suit !
6. Restore creases with a steam iron
After wearing, use the hot steam from a steam iron to soften the fabric and relax the fibres, restoring the creases from wear. Never use a dry iron, as it can scorch the suit fabric because of the wool fibres in this product.
These are the ways to store and clean your suit. Mon Amie hopes they will be useful bullet points for you!
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