http://blog.paulfredrick.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:39:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2012/01/16/product-care/caring-for-your-suits-sportcoats-and-blazers/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2012/01/16/product-care/caring-for-your-suits-sportcoats-and-blazers/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:00:43 +0000 Matthew http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=900 There’s an old song lyric that goes “You couldn’t be keener/You look so fresh from the cleaner.” In fact, looking fresh from the dry cleaner is not a good thing, since it probably means your jacket looks stiff, the lapel roll has been pressed flat, and you smell like chemicals. Eco types often point out [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2012/01/16/product-care/caring-for-your-suits-sportcoats-and-blazers/feed/ 2 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/09/22/product-care/storing-your-clothes-between-seasons/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/09/22/product-care/storing-your-clothes-between-seasons/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:00:26 +0000 Jill http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=1130 The most important rule for storing any clothing for a length of time is to make sure it is clean. For suggestions on how to care for your wardrobe, visit our product care section. Doing so will eliminate going  through this time consuming process when you are ready to transition again. More importantly, it will prolong the [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/09/22/product-care/storing-your-clothes-between-seasons/feed/ 0 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/05/09/product-care/caring-for-your-shirts/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/05/09/product-care/caring-for-your-shirts/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 19:00:05 +0000 Matthew http://blog.paulfredrick.com/?p=907 Two hundred years later, George Bryan “Beau” Brummell is remembered as the most elegant man who ever lived, and one of the reasons was his emphasis on the importance of dress shirts. Brummell insisted on plenty of fresh shirts, and supposedly sent them from London to be laundered in the country where the air was [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2011/05/09/product-care/caring-for-your-shirts/feed/ 4 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2009/11/20/product-care/simple-care-instructions-for-your-dress-shirts/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2009/11/20/product-care/simple-care-instructions-for-your-dress-shirts/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:18:00 +0000 Allen http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2009/01/29/uncategorized/a-longer-life-for-your-dress-shirts/ Your cotton dress shirts will last longer if you follow some simple care instructions. If you are washing at home, use a cold water setting, then tumble dry on a delicate cycle. While your shirt is still damp, use a warm iron to get those wrinkles out. If you have your shirts professionally laundered, ask [...]

]]> http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2009/11/20/product-care/simple-care-instructions-for-your-dress-shirts/feed/ 0 http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2009/11/13/product-care/simple-care-instructions-for-your-suits/ http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2009/11/13/product-care/simple-care-instructions-for-your-suits/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:41:00 +0000 Allen http://blog.paulfredrick.com/2009/03/24/uncategorized/caring-for-your-suits/ Suits are expensive, and a clear understanding of how to care for them will extend their life considerably.  It is important to know that the chemicals used when dry cleaning suits tend to strip wool of many of its natural properties.  By following some basic guidelines, you can minimize trips to the dry cleaners and prolong [...]

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