Cleaning Tips/Garment Care
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Friday, August 20th, 2010Question: I just spilled Black Tea on my beige sweater that is 70% silk, 20% cotton and 10% acrylic. The care label says to dry clean only. What should I do?
Answer:
Black Tea or any Tea stain for that matter is a Tannin type stain made from plant matter. Tannin stains will set and age over [...]
Fashion To Accentuate Your Features
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010SHOW OFF THE PARTS OF YOURSELF THAT YOU FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT:
if it’s your eyes – wear great accessories that accentuate their color, if it’s your teeth – wear white, if it’s your hands – wear a flashy ring.
By Bianca Stark-Falcone with Well Dressed
Author, Wardrobe Consultant & Personal Shopper
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Perspiration Stains
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010What most of us don’t realize is that perspiration contains chloride salts which will cause a lot of damage it not handled properly. The salts will discolor or change the color of a dark colored garment. Often a black garment with perspiration stains will change in color from the original black to a purple color. [...]
Bleached Stains
Sunday, July 18th, 2010We often see garments or should I say we often get blamed for garment with bleached type stain on them. What is happening unknown to most people is that many household and personal care products contain bleach, oxidizing agents and/or alcohol in them. These products include but not limited to medicines, shampoo’s, skin cleaners, hair [...]
Classic Fashion Pieces For Your Wardrobe
Monday, July 12th, 2010There are five Classic pieces that everyone should have in their closet for a complete and versatile wardrobe. These pieces should be of good quality and fit well.
A trench coat, a blazer or sport coat, a collared white shirt or white blouse, great jeans, neutral trousers.
By Bianca Stark-Falcone
Author, Wardrobe Consultant & Personal Shopper
Well Dressed
415.302.5659
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Men’s Suits? Women’s Suits?
Monday, June 7th, 2010Men’s suits, women’s suits? What am I trying to say, what I’m saying is that they are two different things.
Men’s suits are purchased together as a single unit. Because they are sold as one unit they are made as one unit. The lot of fabric used to cut the jacket is the same lot of [...]
How To Reduce Shrinkage!
Monday, May 3rd, 2010The three key factors to shrinkage are Moisture, Agitation and Heat. Removing one or more of these factors will greatly reduce the amount of shrinkage.
Moisture – as we all know is water. It’s everywhere! If you clean with a solvent like traditional dry cleaning there is no moisture in the solvent but there is moisture [...]
Shrinkage
Thursday, April 15th, 2010Shrinkage occurs in animal fibers and skins such as wool, cashmere, angora, leather and suede as well as plant fibers like cotton, hemp and linen, and then there are natural fibers such as silk. Being humans we always have to invent our own, these materials are a combination of different materials or chemicals combined together [...]
Storing Clothes
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Most of us in California don’t plan to store our clothes. We have one set of clothes for the entire year and wear things as the weather dictates, hence the problem.
You go into your closet to pull out a garment only to find holes in it or color fade that wasn’t there when you [...]
Caring for your bedding
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Often I am asked the question; How often should I clean by bedding?
A lot depends on the type of bedding and how you use it. Top and bottom sheets along with the pillow cases should be washed every one to two weeks. If they are decorative cases then they can go longer between washing or [...]