Friday, June 13, 2014

3 Dry-Cleaning Rules for Men

You dress to impress. You go to your job everyday, looking your best because you are the best. The one thing you may not be the best at is knowing just when to get those perfect clothes dry-cleaned so that they can continue to look the best. Below is an article on three rules for men when it comes to dry-cleaning.

 

Hate doing laundry? Clothing company Wool & Prince has your answer: an odorless, wrinkle-free shirt that you can wear 100 days straight without washing.
Sounds too good to be true, right? Here's the thing: Any number of fibers (like wool) can be made wrinkle-resistant, and anti-microbial fibers in garments help deal with perspiration, says Mark-Evan Blackman, assistant professor of menswear at the Fashion Institute of Technology. But that doesn’t mean you can or should wear that garment without washing it for that long, he says.
Yes, spending cash on dry cleaning is a pain, but it doesn’t have to drain your bank account. Here’s what you need to know about what to send out and when to do it to look and smell your best—without a wash-free shirt. 

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Staying Green with Your Clean

Staying Green with our Dry-cleaning is very important to us. With that said, you can't help but wonder what else can be done to add some "green" into your other cleanings. Below is an article that takes a look on how to go green with your cleaning.

Cleaning products are everywhere in our homes and offices: on dishes, countertops, furniture, clothes, floors, windows, and floating through the air. In our war on dirt and germs we may often actually be making things worse.
Most of the conventional cleaning products we all grew up with are petroleum-based and have dubious health and environmental implications. Instead of opting for cleaning products that annihilate everything in their path, there are plenty of natural products and methods that keep a house clean and fresh-smelling without the toxic side effects.

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Tips on Proper Suit Care

So you just picked your favorite suit up from us, and you want to make sure that you are getting the most out of it. You know that it looks good when you are wearing it, but what can you do to make sure that it continues to look good. Below is an article on tips for proper suit care.

You’re hard at work and hard at play.  You’re cranking away, making moves and looking ever so fresh in your newly minted custom suit.  With it on, you’re sitting, walking, running, grinding and hustling all day long.  And you’re not alone.  Your suit is hard at work right there with you; a modern day coat of armor that keeps you shining.  But your daily hustle doesn’t just affect you, it affects your suit too.  So you’re thinking about parting ways with your suit for a couple of days so it can spend some down time at the dry cleaners for some thorough cleaning.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

10 Easy Tips on Going Green at Home

Everyone can agree that going green is in the best interest of all involved. Not only does it help the planet, in many ways, it can help save you money. We have you set when it comes to your dry cleaning, but in the following article, you will find ways to both stay green and save money.

How can we live lightly on the Earth and save money at the same time? Staff members at the Worldwatch Institute, a global environmental organization, share ideas on how to GO GREEN and SAVE GREEN at home and at work. To learn more about Worldwatch's efforts to create am environmentally sustainable society that meets human needs, sign up here for weekly e-mail updates.Climate change is in the news. It seems like everyone's "going green." We're glad you want to take action, too. Luckily, many of the steps we can take to stop climate change can make our lives better. Our grandchildren-and their children-will thank us for living more sustainably. Let's start now.

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