Fall Essentials For Your Wardrobe

 Are you excited for the new wardrobe opportunities Fall will present? Fall is a great time of year for men's clothing, with tweed jackets and scarves, but it still helps to have some tips on how to wear the clothing.

The indispensable grey tweed sport coat – Your fall sidekick. Not a replacement for your navy blazer, but certainly a worthy stand-in. Consider a herringbone pattern to add a bit of texture. It’s a great transition piece since the weight allows it be be worn solo as a piece of outerwear on those early brisk nights of the season.

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Take Proper Care Of Your Vintage Clothing

 Do you love shopping for vintage clothes, but aren't sure how to care for them? Maybe you have a ton of clothing passed down from earlier generations, and you can't wait to wear them? We have you covered!

• The agitation of a regular washing machine, even on the gentle cycle, can be too harsh for delicate and aging fabrics. If an item has monetary or sentimental value, don't take any chances washing it at home.

• Some vintage clothing collectors and retailers warn against dry cleaning, but Green Earth is different. Traditional dry cleaning uses harsh chemicals that can be hard on fabric, but Green Earth is safe and gentle, perfect for antique and vintage garments.

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Cotton Suit Care Tips

 Cotton suits are great for their versatility and comfort, and can be worn all year, regardless of temperature. Make sure that you bring your cotton suits in for us to clean, and read the following for best care tips.

After wearing, you’ll need to give your cotton suit a chance to “rest” a bit longer than your wool suits and allow the wrinkles to fall out. Depending on the fabric, you might even need to give it a light press or steam between wearings. And just because its cotton doesn’t mean you can throw it in the wash. Don’t even think about it. In fact, forget we even mentioned it.

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Make The Most Of Your Tweed

 Tweed is a fabric that can often conjure images of professors and academics, but anyone can rock the look. The following is an extensive outline on how to wear and care for tweed.

As you might expect, a tough, durable fabric like tweed doesn’t need to be overly cared for. Treat it like you do your wool sport coats and suit jackets. Always hang it up. And get it dry-cleaned once or twice a year. That’s another nice thing about tweed—you don’t have to baby it.

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Trust Us With Your Precious Pieces

Do you have a dress or a suit that has been passed down through generations, something that holds sentimental value. We have been in the business of caring for your special clothing items since 1903, family owned and operated.

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How Often Should You Dry-Clean Your Dress Shirts?

 If you are in the business world you probably own a lion's share of dress shirts. How often do you dry-clean the shirts? Are you confused about how often you should?

Q:I struggle with how many times to wear a dress shirt before sending it out to be dry-cleaned. I used to send my shirts back after every wear, but I think that expedited the mortality of the fabric and buttons. Do you have a rule of thumb? 

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How To Save Your Dark Denim

 Do you love wearing dark denim? If the answer is yes, you probably have dealt with the issue of them fading. If you want them to stay true to color and size, dry-cleaning is your best option, according to this GQ style guide.

 Fact: Denim fades with washing. Fact: If you don’t spill stuff on them, you can keep them fresh for a long time by airing them out. But in the long run, if you want them dark blue and you wear them a lot, you may have to break down and dry-clean ’em. You’re not going to lose any color, and you won’t smell like you’ve been on a six-month cattle drive.

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Don't Lose Opportunities Because Your Clothes Don't Fit Properly

 You may have a bunch of suits in your closet, or a ton of dresses that are appropriate for a classier affair, but are your clothes making the right statement? Don't let the money you have invested in your wardrobe go to waste, take your business attire to a professional tailor. Investing in alterations will make all the difference when trying to make a great impression.

"Let's be clear: In the big picture of ultimate reality, what you wear neither defines who you are as a person nor determines your value as a human being," says Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc., and author of "Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results." "However, in the temporal realm of mere mortals, fair or not, people judge us by the way we look and that includes the way we dress." Especially in the workplace, clothing significantly influences how others perceive you and how they respond toward you, she says.

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Prepare Your Bedding For Fall!

 Fall is just around the corner, and soon we will be pulling all of our heavier linens and comforters out of storage. Make sure to drop off your favorite cold weather linens to us to ensure thorough cleaning before wrapping yourself tight in your afghan.

Most of us wash our sheets and blankets fairly regularly, but the other stuff—comforters, quilts, and pillows—often don't fit in our washers, or are made of materials we don't know what to do with. Professional dry cleaners know the best ways to treat these items to make sure they are fresh, clean, and stay in good condition. 

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