Cleaning a suit yourself? Here’s what you should pay attention to!
Everyone is familiar with this problem. An ugly stain mars your suit trousers or jacket. Usually, you’d have to take the respective piece of clothing to the dry cleaners as soon as possible to get the stain removed so you can wear the trousers or jacket again. This not only takes up valuable time but can also be a hassle. Above all, it costs money. However, you can avoid all of this by following our tips for cleaning a suit yourself, which is quicker, saves money and is also less hassle, provided you do it the right way.
Of course, cleaning a suit yourself always harbours certain risks, but it is nevertheless possible to clean your suit at home in your own washing machine. If you keep to a few important rules, it shouldn’t be a problem. It is possible to clean your suit jacket and trousers and to make them presentable again without resorting to having them professionally dry cleaned.
Laundry label provides information
Before you wash your suit by hand or in the washing machine for the first time, you should carefully study the laundry label to find out how your suit should be cleaned.
The label attached to the inside of the piece of clothing tells you how hot and at which setting it may be laundered. The cycles also differ in terms of the spin speeds,
Special detergent is gentle on the fabric
If your suit is made of virgin wool, you should use a special wool detergent when laundering it at home.
This is gentler on the fabric fibres and does not contain any enzymes that might damage the virgin wool. The enzymes in ordinary detergents attack natural fibres like the virgin wool given as an example here as well as silk, for instance, and may impair their quality.
Virgin wool is a particularly popular choice for suits and suit jackets as it is breathable. This means that any perspiration leaves no unsightly stains. bugatti’s suits for men also have a high breathable virgin wool content or are made completely of this high-quality fabric and reflect the modern casual business look.
By hand or in the machine?
Before you actually wash your suit, you should first of all brush any dirt, lint and hairs off the individual pieces of your suit with a suit brush. You can the choose to wash the suit by hand or put it in the washing machine. Pull the jacket and trousers into shape once more before you hang them up. This avoids creases and ensures a perfect fit. You should also fasten all buttons on the clothing.
If you follow these rules, it shouldn’t be necessary to iron the suit. However, if you do discover the odd crease and are forced to iron it out, you should always place a damp cotton cloth between the piece of clothing and the iron.
Bügeln der Kleidung
Wenn du diese Regeln befolgst, sollte ein Bügeln der Kleidung nicht erforderlich sein. Falls du doch die eine oder Knitterfalte entdeckst, und zum Bügeleisen greifen musst, solltest du ein feuchtes Baumwolltuch zwischen Kleidungsstück und Bügeleisen legen