STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

laken1 · Hermes

Dry clean only?

lsubatgirl · Gucci

If its dry clean only then yes. Usually the material can be washed but it can lose its color or shine if it has shine in the material. I tried to hand wash something that was dry clean only and it hasn't looked the same since.

Joina · Kenneth Cole

I wouldn't risk it...

Elle · Hermes

If something says "Dry Clean" on the tag, washing by hand is okay. If it says "Dry Clean Only", then it means business!

crystal · Kate Spade

just about everything i buy is "dry clean only".... i think it's a conspiracy & the retail industry is helping out the dry cleaning industry! anyways, i always hand wash my dry clean only's and have had no problems. pants can be hard to hand wash so i usually take those in (plus they iron them so perfectly) but i think u can do it.

sage · Dooney & Bourke

quote:
Originally posted by: crystal
"just about everything i buy is "dry clean only".... i think it's a conspiracy & the retail industry is helping out the dry cleaning industry! anyways, i always hand wash my dry clean only's and have had no problems. pants can be hard to hand wash so i usually take those in (plus they iron them so perfectly) but i think u can do it."

I agree with your conspiracy theory crystal!!

I have stopped dry cleaning everything unless it has a lining cause those clothes just can't be washed. Oh, and linen. I will not wash linen myself. Never works out. Ever.

-- Edited by sage at 17:07, 2005-05-12

-- Edited by sage at 17:07, 2005-05-12

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

i hand wash a lot of "dry clean only" stuff. i usually take pants and anything lined or structured in to be cleaned though to avoid disaster. i have ruined a few things in the past, so i'm pretty selective about what i choose to break the rules on. i don't think i'd take a chance on a pair of pants that you care about.

i think that i read somewhere that manufacturers only have to list ONE way to launder a garment and it is not necessarily the BEST way. cashmere sweaters for instance... the best/most gentle way to launder them is to hand wash them, but all of the ones that i own say "dry clean only".