Yards and yards of silk satin, embellished with lace and Swarovski crystals can not be taken care of like your husband's cotton shirts.
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Sweet 16 Gown
Special gowns need special care, left in the wrong hands this dress could have become a "nightmare" rather than a rather "sweet" Sweet 16.
Tailoring to go!
Without a moment to waste, I jumped into a taxi, stopped at Jeeves of Belgravia on East 65th Street to get my on-site tailoring supplies, and rushed to the West side.
Drapery and window treatment cleaning for spring.
Jeeves guarantees that anything we clean on-site will not shrink and will not be damaged.
Spring Cleaning?
As the weather improves it is a great time to think about freshening up all of your "home" textiles, after all this is what "spring cleaning" is all about.
Pleats? Pleats No More.
How do you maintain the pleats in a cotton jersey pleated skirt? Very carefully I might add, especially if the pleats are in the sunburst pattern.
How to Use a Tailor
Besides the usual mending of loose buttons, stuck zippers and having your shortened, are you aware of the services a great tailor can provide?
Tory Burch Dress
Through careful hand-cleaning and dye removal techniques my head cleaning technician was able to remove all of the dye which had transferred, thus saving the dress from certain doom.
Emergency Dry Cleaning
On Saturday morning at 8:15 I got an emergency phone call from the head of wardrobe from the American Ballet Theatre.
The Gown from North Carolina
Our head cleaning technician was up to the task and hand cleaned the entire gown to remove all traces of soiling. A "q-tip" was used to apply an anti-oxidation cleaning solution to the yellowed areas. This staining was greatly reduced, and was no longer noticable.