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Line ‘em up.
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Switching seasons.
Before you store away your summer favorites, make sure everything’s clean and free of spills and stains. A little white wine spot or Seven-Up spill will oxidize over time, leaving a brown stain. Pack like-colored items together, and keep everything away from light and moisture. If you don’t have closet space, fold everything (with white…
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Are your shirts getting tipsy?
Have you noticed a dark spot at the tips of your shirt collars? Are certain shirts, like your blue ones, more noticeably tipped, while others aren’t at all? Did they seem to just appear, doing a “vanishing ink in reverse” trick? What you have noticed is the adhesive from the shirt’s construction finally showing through…
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Tailor made solutions
Repair and reuse makes great sense and our alterations department is standing by to fit, cut and rework your favorite pieces. Patch your favorite jeans to keep them going strong, shorten a long skirt into a summer style. Missing buttons on your favorite jacket or broken zipper? We can do that too – as well…
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Avoid the summertime closet cram
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Summer travel.
Travel plans for summer, big or small? Use plastic dry cleaning bags like tissue paper when you pack. Tuck the bags between your folded clothes to reduce wrinkling. They’re great to wrap around shoes, too. We’re happy to package your garments for travel, folded and individually wrapped in plastic or paper, ready to slip into…
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The secrets of men’s underwear.
Ten percent of men have underwear in the drawer that’s at least ten years old, have designated a “lucky” pair or wear the same underpants up to four days in row! 35% have their partner or mother buy their shorts. 65% wear different underwear for sports and 30% admit underwear has caused a wedgie. What do men wear? 43% boxers, 32%…
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Zipper zapped?
Don’t let a broken zipper ruin your favorite jacket, pant or skirt – bring them to us for repair or replacement. Our alterations department can replace your zipper and we can even repair invisible zippers with expertise—at a fraction of the cost to replace the garment. Done within a week, you will be singing zippity…
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Make room for spring and summer
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Spring (closet) cleaning, part two.