A relatively new client was at Cameo Cleaners last month with a problem. She had in her Bergdorf Goodman shopping bag what used to be a beautiful Hermes silk top. She was upset, visibly upset. She had just walked over from the brand spanking new … Read More →
Monthly Archives: March 2009
True Story: Alcohol, Airplanes and the Dress
This is a true story that happened at Cameo Cleaners of Gramercy Park in 2008 in mid spring. The call came in bright and early on Thursday. The shop manager at Cameo Cleaners of Gramercy Park came into my office and stated that she had … Read More →
How to Find a Good Dry Cleaner, “Stains.”
It is not in your best interest to ask for "rush" or "same day service" when you have a badly stained garment.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18
LA county is cleaning up, well attempting to clean up cussing. No #%$@ way! http://tinyurl.com/cvu2j4 # Have to bring a coat to the Metropolitan Opera for tonight's show. Despite the snow, the "show must go on!" # Need 5 more followers to hit 300, can … Read More →
How to Find a Good Dry Cleaner
If you live in NYC the chances are that you can’t go more than 2 blocks without encountering a dry cleaner. If you are fortunate the dry cleaner who is the closest may be good, but how can you tell? And what is good dry … Read More →
Dry Cleaning 101
I guess the best place to start my blog should be at the beginning. What the heck happens then you leave your stuff off at the dry cleaners. How does it get clean. It’s not magic and it’s really not a “dry” process. Your clothes … Read More →
The Tie
I attended a Luxury Marketing Council social event last evening at Apotheke in NYC on Doyers Street. Interesting place, great look. A chemistry laboratory of cocktails. As the evening wound on and the space become more crowed the inevitability of a spill became more pronounced. … Read More →