How to Store Fur in New York

With the first breath of spring in Manhattan yesterday your man Jeeves had to resist the temptation to remove all the winter appropriate jackets from his closet. As he sat there contemplating how much Mrs. Jeeves would miss her fur coat if he were to bring it into the shop for cleaning and then having his wonderful staff store it away until next winter he was met by her disapproving stare.

“Winter isn’t over yet my dear,” Mrs. Jeeves stated in a very matter of fact tone as she continued on her way. Oh well, your man Jeeves can not help himself but to look forward to warmer weather.

If you like Mrs. Jeeves are not yet ready to shed your skins for spring  here are some helpful tips from your man Jeeves and his craftsman about the cleaning and storage of your furs.

The most important thing to remember is to AVOID EXTREME HEAT! Your man Jeeves can not stress enough that the greatest enemy to your furs is heat. Heat will cause the underlying skin to dry out and crack, and this will do irreparable  damage to your fur  coats.

Jeeves recommends sending your furs on a nice relaxing vacation to a storage vault that is temperature and humidity controlled, so that your coats are kept in a cool environment.

Before you send your furs into hibernation Jeeves would encourage you to have your coats cleaned annually to remove damaging soils and rejuvenate the skins with oils (like a facial) so that your fur may endure many more seasons.

If you do not want to entrust your furs to a third party your man Jeeves suggests that you store your coat in a cloth garment bag, in an area of moderate temperature, and to AVOID plastic at all costs.

All the fur cleaning and storage services described above look no further than your man Jeeves who will be happy to care for your furs. For the best fur  coat cleaning NYC and best fur coat storage NYC just call on Jeeves.

Recent Studies Link Perc to Parkinson’s & Cancer

With all the fun that Jeeves had during Fashion Week he had almost forgotten about all the other news updates he had been receiving over the past two weeks. Your man Jeeves always likes to stay well informed especially when there is news pertaining to his trade.  The dry cleaning industry suffered a fatal blow as the news shed some new light onto a very touchy topic.

The most common dry cleaning chemical, perchloroethylene (perc) has been labeled by the US EPA as a “likely human carcinogen” in a report published this week. Another report report released by The Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center  links perc exposure to Parkinson’s disease.

Now you know why your man Jeeves is so adamant about his ECO2 Cleanse process…

Currently 85% of all dry cleaning firms in the US still use Perc to clean clothes! Your man Jeeves is not the best at math, but there are over 3,000 dry cleaners alone in Manhattan so imagine what that means on a national scale and 85% of them are still introducing a toxic chemical to their clients??

Fortunately, in a few months,   any machine  that is 15 years or older still operating with Perc will be banned in the state of California.  A statewide ban on all machines using perc will take effect in 2023. Your man Jeeves thinks that 10 years is a long time to wait for change, but is also curious why other states are not working towards passing similar legislation?

Your man Jeeves knows that his CO2 Cleaning machine is not inexpensive, however there are other cleaning alternatives that could greatly reduce the use and need for perc. Currently, the US EPA has listed two methods of garment cleaning “safe”, CO2 dry cleaning and wet-cleaning.

Jeeves has boasted time and time again about the superb cleaning capabilities of his CO2 ECO2 Cleanse process, and wishes he could share these with other cleaners so that they could keep their clients  and the environment safe just like your man Jeeves does for you.

It may be a long time before the permanent ban of Perc, but for now for CO2 dry cleaning and wet cleaning in NYC Jeeves New York is completely Perc free!