Expert trench and coat dry cleaning.
Caring for your trench and other coats is important for both aesthetic and cleanliness reasons. Often, people wait until their coat shows obvious signs of wear-and-tear OR a mishap. Take a professional dry cleaner’s advice. Don’t wait for stains to settle and fibers to become worn down.
When Should You Clean Your Coat
To extend a coat’s lifetime, you should be evaluating your cleaning schedule. For a general rule of thumb, you should dry cleaning at least once a season. If you wear a specific outerwear regularly, more frequent coat dry cleaning is needed.
Determine Wear-and-Tear
Still unsure when to dry clean? Ask yourself a few questions before making a decision:
- Are you riding the subway or other mass transit?
- Are you wearing your coat quite regularly?
- Are you adventurous and have chosen to wear a white or light-colored coat?
If you said ‘yes’ to any of these questions above, you may want to clean your coat more regularly. If you would like to play by ear, we then suggest inspect your coats regularly. Check your coat overall – and then the collar, wrist cuffs, etc. At this time, also inspect your buttons to make sure they aren’t loose or missing.
Schedule a pick-up for dry cleaning service today.
Pre-Storage Cleaning
Before storing a coat, we advise our customers to clean them. Clothes and outerwear should be cleaned prior to long-term storage. Even if your garment looks clean, there may be trouble areas including potential invisible stains.
Dry cleaning includes stain removal and the right fabric care that home washing doesn’t provide. If you have ever experience moth holes in a wool coat, then we don’t need to stress cleaning any more.
- Store in a cedar or temperature-controlled storage space
- Never store in plastic or non-breathable garment bag
- A fur coat or leather jacket should ideally be placed in cold storage
Winter Weather Care
When you live in the New York City Metro area, your coat is going to see it’s fair share of rain, sleet, snow, and salt. Don’t allow these outside elements to break down fragile fabrics and leave their mark.
Trench Coat Dry Cleaning
Trench coats serve as timeless wardrobe staples. Due to their waterproofing, each one has unique care instructions including the right dry cleaning solvent, water temperature, proper dry cleaning process, etc. Leave it to expert dry cleaners – and be sure to request a waterproof treatment. Burberry, Loro Piana, and other luxury designer outerwear require an additional level of care.
Winter Coat Cleaning
Wool coats, puffer jackets and other winter outerwear also require proper care. Depending on their regular wear, they may not need the same level of care. It really depends on the fabric, trim, and other factors.
A suede coat or leather jacket requires a suede and leather expert. When cleaning a leather garment, there may need to be spot cleaning, color-matching, and other advanced techniques.
Fur? Do not attempt to clean a fur coat at home. Without the proper solvents and techniques, you may end up drying the fur or cause additional damage.
Trust Your Professional Cleaners
Whether your drop-off or schedule a pick-up, your coat will be thoroughly inspected prior to cleaning. Once cleaned and finished, it will once again be inspected. And wait….one last time prior to packaging for its return home.
Spot cleaning and regular professional dry cleaning keep outerwear looking its best. If you ever have questions, stop by either of our store locations or schedule a pick-up for a proper evaluation.
