Garment care

10 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.

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.