Garment care

17 articles

A black tuxedo with satin lapels and a black bow tie at a tailor's counter, a suit rack behind it, illustrating how to care for a suit and keep its shape

How to Wash a Suit at Home Without Ruining Its Shape

How to wash a suit at home properly: which suits can be hand-washed, which need dry cleaning, and the steps of soaking, rinsing and drying to keep the shape.

Grey tweed suit jacket beside a glass door, a quiet urban mood, illustrating whether a suit can be machine-washed

Can You Machine-Wash a Suit? When You Can and When You Shouldn't

Can you machine-wash a suit? Why interlining and wool fail in the drum, exceptions for cotton blazers and blends, and a safe cycle if the label allows it.

Navy suit in a twill-weave knit with glitter thread and velvet lapels, black bow tie, in a classic room, an example of a suit that needs to be ironed correctly

How to Iron a Suit Without Shine or Flattened Lapels

How to iron a suit in the right order and heat for each cloth, using a press cloth to prevent shine and flattened lapels. Includes trousers and steam tips.

Grey checked suit with a waistcoat beside a suit rail and accessories in the atelier, illustrating care and dry cleaning of a suit jacket

Dry Cleaning a Suit Jacket: What Happens at the Shop, Step by Step

Dry cleaning a suit jacket, or giặt hấp: solvent cleaning, then steaming and pressing. The 6-step shop process, how to read the ticket, how to avoid shine.

A navy suit with a multi-pattern tie leaning on a wooden stand, illustrating how to care for and clean a suit properly

How Much Does Suit Cleaning Cost? Dry-Clean and Steam Prices

Suit dry cleaning cost: reference price ranges for dry cleaning and steam cleaning a jacket, two- or three-piece suit, premium cloth, plus stain fees and tips.

Western gentleman in a light grey suit and purple shirt standing in a wooden showroom, a suit that keeps its shape thanks to proper care

How to Hand Wash a Suit: 7 Steps for a Washable Jacket

How to hand wash a suit in 7 steps: check label and interlining, soak, rinse, press out water with a towel, dry on a wide hanger. Know which suits not to wash.

Overview of a cutting table, a tuxedo mannequin and a suit rack behind it in the workshop, illustrating how to care for a suit jacket

Should You Wash a Suit Jacket? How Often Is Just Right

Should you wash a suit jacket? How often to dry clean a suit by how much you wear it: brushing, airing, steaming, spot cleaning and signs it needs cleaning.

A navy three-piece suit posed beside a tie rack and a cufflink box, illustrating how to steam and iron a suit without losing its shape

How to Steam and Iron a Suit at Home Without Shine or Creases

Steam and iron a suit at home with a garment steamer or steam iron: the right distance, the steps in order, hanging to cool, and when to steam instead of press.

Navy three-piece suit, tie and lapel pin beside a classic wooden rack, a suit that needs proper professional suit cleaning

Professional Suit Cleaning: Process and How to Choose a Shop

Professional suit cleaning explained: the steps, how a good shop handles your jacket, and what to ask before leaving an expensive suit in Ho Chi Minh City.

Black one-button suit, blue striped tie, a warm smile among a row of hanging suits, on the theme of a suit garment bag against damp

Suit Garment Bags: Which Material Keeps Suits Mould-Free?

Which suit garment bag should you choose? Compare cloth, non-woven and plastic bags, why airtight bags cause damp, and how to store suits in the rainy season.

Royal blue three-piece suit with a purple bow tie, adjusting the buttons with confidence, shoulders kept in shape by the right suit hangers

Suit Hangers: Choosing the Right One to Keep Shoulders in Shape

Which suit hangers keep the shoulders in shape? Choose wide wooden hangers, trouser clips and waistcoat hangers, and avoid hangers that dent or leave horns.

Charcoal grey two-button business suit with a clean line, illustrating a guide on how to fold a suit jacket for business trips

How to Fold a Suit Jacket for a Business Trip Without Creases

How to fold a suit jacket for travel: the inside-out shoulder method, trousers folded along the crease, a flat pocket square and hotel steaming to keep the fit.

Man in high-waisted brown trousers, a navy shirt and brown shoes, with a straight crease after the trousers were ironed correctly

How to Iron Dress Trousers: A Straight Crease, No Shine

How to iron dress trousers in order: waistband, pockets, legs. Find the true crease, use a press cloth to prevent shine, and handle pleated or flat-front pairs.

Coffee-brown suit with a silk sheen and a bronze-gold tie against a geometric pattern, illustrating how to care for a silk tie

How to Wash a Tie Without Warping It or Fading the Colour

How to wash a tie without warping or fading it: why silk should be spot cleaned, how to treat stains, steam it, roll it for storage and know when to replace it.

Black single-button women's suit with K-shaped lapels, nipped at the waist over a white T-shirt, showing details to watch when ironing a women's suit jacket

How to Iron a Women's Suit Jacket: Lapels, Darts, Puffed Shoulders

How to iron a women's suit jacket the right way: handle lapels, darts, puffed shoulders, peplum and thin cloth, with iron heat by fabric so it stays shine-free.

Grey-blue check blazer with wine-red trousers beside a wedding gown on stone steps, illustrating tips on how to store a suit so it keeps its shape

Top 5 Tips to Store a Suit So It Keeps Its Shape

How to store a suit in Saigon's climate: 5 tips on the right hanger, rest between wears, light pockets, gentle brushing and steaming, and a ventilated wardrobe.

Measuring the upper arm of a suit jacket sleeve for a staff member, Mon Amie tag on the jacket, illustrating how to fix a wrinkled, dull or smelly suit

Top 5 Ways to Fix a Wrinkled, Dull or Smelly Suit

How to fix a wrinkled suit at home: 5 ways to treat creases, dullness, shiny patches and odour with steam, a pressing cloth and a brush, without harming wool.