Clothing and shoes care

Once upon a time, man's only things were the skins of animals killed during hunting. Today, every person’s wardrobe contains a large variety of outfits and shoes. But in order to maintain an attractive appearance, it is necessary to regularly carry out thorough care for clothes and shoes. How to extend the life of your favorite things and not spoil them during cleaning, we will describe in this article.

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Clothing and shoes care

When purchasing a thing we like in a fashion boutique, most of us do not think about how practical it is or what care products it needs. But proper care of clothes plays a big role in maintaining its attractiveness during subsequent operation. This is very important in modern life, because they meet a person by clothes, but only see off the mind.

Important! Try to always choose clothes according to your sizes, because too tight clothes, like loose clothes, can quickly lose their appearance, as well as negatively affect the overall image. And so that you don’t have any problems with this, bookmark our publications, which will be useful to you with the following purchases:

• How to choose the right shoe size?
• How to choose the size of a men's shirt?
• How to determine the size of clothes?
• How to determine the size of the baby’s clothes?

The modern textile industry is characterized by a wide variety of fabrics used, and therefore the care of each item is special. Most often, the following materials are used for sewing:

• cotton;
• wool;
• linen;
• silk;
• leather;
• knitwear;
• suede;
• viscose.

Important! Each of these materials requires not only appropriate washing conditions, but also a special approach to off-season storage and daily care.

How to care for leather items and shoes?

Leather is one of the oldest materials for making clothes. This natural material always gives the image a special charm and style. Today, jackets, jackets, skirts, pants, shoes, boots and many other things are sewn from leather. New leather clothes always look very impressive and we want to keep them in this form as long as possible.

Therefore, use the following skin care clothing tips:

• Each new leather item has a rather specific smell. If you want to get rid of it, then you can sprinkle the surface with the help of ground coffee.

Important! This method cannot be used on products made of light material, because coffee can leave marks on the surface.

• Treat the surface of the skin with water repellent impregnation, because it will protect the material from the negative effects of moisture.
• Simple contamination can be cleaned with a soap solution. To create a cleaning agent, mix baby liquid soap with warm water and add a drop of ammonia to the resulting mixture. With this solution, you should treat the contamination zone, then carefully remove the remnants of the detergent from the surface of the item.

Important! Make sure that the product is not excessively wet, because excessive moisture can lead to deformation of the skin. And then care for clothes or shoes will definitely be wrong. If you still couldn’t avoid it, find out how to make skin soft.

• Never dry leather goods and shoes near sources of artificial heating. It is best to hang clothes on a hanger and leave to dry at room temperature.But shoes are best stuffed inside with clean paper and left to dry.

Important! A skirt and trousers made of leather should not be folded, because this can lead to bonding of external surfaces.

Rules for the care of clothes and shoes made of suede

Suede is a rather delicate material, and therefore you should adhere to a certain technology for the care of clothes and shoes of this type:

• Before you put on a similar thing, clean its surface from industrial dust. This can be done with a soft cloth or cloth, which is pre-moistened with ammonia. After cleaning, the rough surface of the product should be combed. special brush for suede.
• In case of minor contamination, help in cleaning professional suede products. 
• Sunken sections of suede can be leveled with a clerical eraser or rubberized fabric.
• Such products are washed in a warm soapy solution, and after washing they are laid on a flat surface and allowed to dry at room temperature. To prevent the material from coarsening during the last rinse, add a little vinegar to the water.

Important! Do not rub or twist suede products, because this will necessarily lead to loss of pile and loss of shape of things. And in general, before washing, read the tag, which indicates the proper care of clothes. Perhaps the thing can only be processed in dry ways. 

• If creases of pile have formed on the suede, then you can straighten it out by holding the product slightly above the steam and combing it with a soft brush.

Important! In every hardware store you can find a large selection of modern tools for clothing and shoes. On each of the household chemical products there is a detailed instruction for use and clarification for which materials its use is recommended.

Silk Care

Silk fabrics have always been particularly durable and light. A distinctive feature of silk items is the rapid absorption of moisture, as well as drying. Clothing made of this fabric warms in the cold and cools in the summer heat. Often, expensive things from silk are given for dry cleaning, but you can still keep their attractiveness at home.

To do this, adhere to the following clothing care recommendations:

• Silk products should only be washed by hand and in cool water.
• To restore color during the last rinse, add a little vinegar to cold water.
• It is impossible to twist, squeeze the silk fabric, and it should be dried only in the shade.

Important! Also read about how to iron silk.

Caring for wool

Wool is characterized by increased delicacy, but things from this fabric look always very attractive. Even a thin jacket made of wool will always reliably warm you in the winter cold. In order for your favorite thing not to lose its original shape, adhere to the following recommendations:

1. Such products should be washed manually using special detergents.
2. The use of bleach and powders containing similar substances is especially contraindicated for wool.
3. You can not soak, rub, and also twist woolen things.
4. So that your favorite thing does not “sit down”, you should wash and rinse it in water of the same temperature.

Important! Caring for clothes made of wool and silk is the most difficult, but nevertheless, such things are very popular due to their positive qualities. Wardrobe items made of these natural materials not only have an attractive appearance, but are also able to warm you with a cool autumn or winter evening. If you have a lot of products from these materials in your wardrobe, be sure to check out more detailed tips outlined in thematic publications on our website:

• How to store woolen things?
• How to remove stain on wool?

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Off-season storage

Each type of clothing is worn only in a certain period of the year, and therefore it is worth paying special attention to maintaining their attractive appearance until the next season:

1. Outerwear before placing in a closet should always be hung on a coat hanger and well ventilated.
2. Also, before placing clothes in the wardrobe, fasten all buttons, product locks.

Important! To keep your clothes in shape, use a coat hanger of the appropriate size. Strongly large devices stretch the thing around the shoulder, but small hangers can lead to sagging.

3. It is best to purchase special duffel bags for off-season storage of clothes, because such products will protect your item from the negative effects of mold, fungi, and also protect them from moth attacks.
4. Knitted clothes are neatly stacked in a closet, and not hung on their shoulders.
5. Also see many interesting ideas. practical shoe storage.

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We hope that our tips will help you provide proper care for things and shoes, and they, in turn, will serve you for a long time.