Thanksgiving Stains and Your Man Jeeves

Your man Jeeves hasn’t always celebrated Thanksgiving, in fact he still is a bit leery of the idea. Being an import from Britain, the notion of celebrating a quintessential American holiday can be  a bit much, but he is learning to love the Macy’s Parade.

Jeeves is certain of one thing , Thanksgiving always means work.

A large dinner  with many guests tends to be a bit trying on Jeeves’ nerves, especially with the potential for a variety of stains.

Cranberry stains are somewhat difficult whether they be on your crisp white table linens or your favorite silk tie. Never the less, remove as much of the offending sauce as possible without rubbing the stain. Bring the tie to your man Jeeves as soon as possible so he can remedy the situation for you. Linens should be pretreated and washed right away, and of course Jeeves can take care of this for you as well.

Gravy can create quite the predicament as well.  Most have butter as an ingredient so anything stained with gravy may need the Jeeves touch and to be dry cleaned. Jeeves’ new Eco2 Cleanse CO2 dry cleaning process takes care of gravy stains wonderfully, plus is environmentally responsible.

Unruly grass stains may present themselves while your family works off their newly acquired calories playing “football” ( your man Jeeves prefers futbol). Hopefully everyone will change into more casual attire and will not subject their Thanksgiving best to tumbling in the grass.

With proper pretreatment, grass stains can wash out of washable clothing, but for stubborn stains, Jeeves is always at your service.

Jeeves’ Thanksgiving tradition  is relaxing after a long day with a spot of Port and a slice of pumpkin pie.

Mad Men & Dry Cleaning

“People were buying cigarettes before Freud was born”, Don Draper, Mad Men.

Your man Jeeves would suggest to Mr. Draper that he use our services on a regular basis. One would hope that when you meet with clients you always look (which Mr. Draper does) and smell your best.

With all of the smoking that Mr. Draper does in confined quarters the odor of smoke must permeate his wardrobe.

With the smoking, and Mr. Draper’s habitual womanizing, Jeeves would recommend frequent dry cleaning of his suits to remove perfume odors and perhaps Mrs. Draper wouldn’t be leaving him. Jeeves does not condone Mr. Draper’s actions, but has been trained to “look the other way” with such matters.

Jeeves can also attend to Mr. Draper’s stains, whether they be a splash of a Manhattan or a “tell tale” smudge of lipstick.

With Mr. Draper, “living like there’s no tomorrow, because there isn’t one”, it would be Jeeves’ hope to keep Mr. Draper looking and smelling great.

Jeeves’ services include hand finished dry cleaning using our hybrid CO2 process, Eco2 Cleanse. Dry cleaning in the 1960’s was accomplished with harmful chemicals, but Jeeves NY process is state-of-the-art.

No other worldwide Jeeves location or any other New York luxury dry cleaning firm has Eco2 Cleanse.

“Advertising is based on one thing: happiness. And do you know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car. It’s freedom from fear. It’s a billboard on the side of a road that screams with reassurance that whatever you’re doing is OK. You are OK”, Don Draper, Mad Men

Eco2 Cleanse, “Simply Green, Simply Clean, Simply Better for You”, Jeeves New York. What would Mr. Draper think?

Alexander McQueen and Shoe Repair NY

Your man Jeeves was pondering Alexander McQueen’s 10 inch Alien shoes from his Spring 2010 collection. It seems that a certain Lady Gaga has already sported a pair in her music video Bad Romance.

It is Jeeves’ assumption that Lady Gaga is not really the female equivalent of a lord, but none the less, one must give her credit for her balance.

Jeeves fascination with these shoes is two fold. First how does a lady actually walk in them without the risk of serious injury? And second, if one damaged this shoe when walking who would be able to repair it?

For those anywhere in the world who are brave enough to wear Alien’s, rest assured that your man Jeeves is here in case of disaster. Jeeves’ shoe craftsmen can repair any shoe from a ballet flat to a 10 inch Alien. Jeeves also offers world wide service so that you may have your shoes sent to us and Jeeves will take care of the rest.

If you are a bit closer to Jeeves’ New York home, we operate an extensive collection and delivery service, so your shoes can be picked-up, repaired and delivered right to your home.

Alien shoes? Please do be careful when wearing, Jeeves would like to you stay in one piece.

Jeeves would like to credit Grazia Fashion for the inspiration for this blog post.

Co2 Dry Cleaning = Best Cleaning Available

Co2 dry cleaning vs. traditional dry cleaning. The difference will astound you!

Actually from a cleaning standpoint there is no comparison. Our Co2 dry cleaning process, Eco2 Cleanse does a better job no questions asked.

For the last three weeks the Jeeves’ technicians (who have over 77 years of collective experience) have been working with our new Co2 dry cleaning machine and everyone of them were “wowed” by the results.

And this crowd is not typically  “wowed” by anything.  Seeing the final result of the Eco2 cleanse process , turned these skeptics into true believers.

Garments that were impossible to clean properly, can now be cleaned beautifully.

At Jeeves we were working on a Just Cavalli outer jacket that was very soiled (and that is putting it kindly). Cleaning this garment was an issue because it has white leather trim, fur trim, down filling and a silk exterior.

Traditional dry cleaning would  ruin the fur. The use of  a wet cleaning process would distort the fabric of the outer jacket and hand cleaning would never remove all of the embedded soil.

Eco Cleanse to the rescue! My techs have figured out how to safely clean just about anything using Co2 and they benefit besides great dry cleaning…

• Simply Green- No petrochemicals or perc. Garments are cleaned in the same substance that puts the “fizz” in soda.
• Simply Clean- Whites stay white, dark colors stay dark and colors are vibrant.
• Simply Better for You- Why expose your skin to harmful chemicals?

36,000 Costumes Cleaned for The Met

At last count your man Jeeves  has cleaned over 36,000 costumes for the Metropolitan Opera House. What an accomplishment.

And these aren’t everyday items.

The costumes at the Metropolitan Opera’s are the best-of-the-best. Their costume designers use only the finest fabrics and materials. Yards and yards of silk, miles of crinoline. You wouldn’t believe  how much padding is in some of the petticoats.

Garments are referred to as; mantua, frock, breeches and court jackets. The language of their wardrobe quickly transports one back in time.

Corsets are worn under gowns to pinch in a woman’s waist and  padded petticoats give  hips the required width. When all is said and done some of the gowns must weigh 30 pounds!

One of the most amazing things about the costumes at the Met is how well made they are. No detail is too small, including proper period buttons and embellishments.

The costume designers at the Met are truly magicians. My staff and I are transported to another place and time every time these costumes are brought to us for cleaning.

This week we are in ancient Egypt; we are cleaning Aida.

Thanks for listening, your man Jeeves.