Category Archives: Care & Maintenance

How to Wash Jeans (And How Often You Actually Should)

The freezer trick does not work. How often to really wash jeans, the method that...

How to Iron Pants (Without the Shine)

Iron trousers inside out first, then finish through a pressing cloth. The method, the crease...

How to Get Wrinkles Out of Clothes (6 Ways, No Iron Needed)

Six methods ranked by speed, from bathroom steam to the damp-towel dryer trick. What's safe...

How to Clean White Sneakers (And Stop Them Yellowing)

Treat the upper, midsole and laces as three separate jobs. The method, the magic eraser...

How to Wash a Suit (Short Answer: Don’t)

Never machine wash a suit. Dry clean two to four times a year, and let...

How to Clean Leather Shoes (Without Cracking Them)

A full clean takes fifteen minutes a month; the daily version takes thirty seconds. The...

How to Fold a Suit for Travel (Without Ruining It)

The inside-out shoulder fold is how tailors pack a suit. Ninety seconds, fewer wrinkles than...

How to Iron a Dress Shirt (In Under 4 Minutes)

Ironing a dress shirt takes four minutes if you do it in the right order....

How to Clean Sunglasses Without Ruining the Lenses (10 Rules)

The wrong cloth, the wrong soap, and the wrong moves can wreck a $300 lens....