TAKING PROPER CARE OF YOUR DRESS SHIRT
Proper dress shirt care and how you wear it will have a huge impact on its life. Here are my suggestions to help your dress shirts look their best for as long as possible:
- Don’t put your shirts away wet…from perspiration or rain. Allow them to dry out before putting them in the hamper of laundry bag.
- Take your shirts to professional Dry cleaning & laundering service like Satorialé Drycleaners as soon as possible after wearing. Don’t let your shirts pile up and then wash them weeks later.
- Wearing a tee shirt will extend the life of your dress shirt. A tee shirt will absorb perspiration and protect your shirt from weakened fabric caused by perspiration.
- Wearing a tee shirt will also protect the dress shirt from aluminum chlorides found in antiperspirants that will weaken the fabric and cause discoloration under the arms.
- Wearing a watch or other jewelry will cause extra wear. The bigger the watch, the greater the chance of your cuffs showing signs of abrasion.
- Resting your elbows on your desk will cause the sleeves to wear out quicker.
- Buying a shirt that fits correctly, especially in the collar, will extend the life of the shirt. A tight collar will show signs of abrasion. Shirts that are too tight through the torso will show signs of weakened seams.