Our tips and tricks to make your clothes last longer

Stop pilling

The cold tightens the fibers of your wool clothes that pill, place them in plastic bags for 48 hours in the freezer.
If some resist, take your grandmother's curlers and roll them. You can also use an anti-pilling comb.

Bad odors in shoes

For odorless shoes, let baking soda act on your soles for a few hours or sprinkle with talc. Air them out once you get home, wear socks with your sneakers and invest in buying insoles.

Ironing expert

Iron inside out as soon as possible to avoid burning your clothes or creating creases. Start by setting the right temperature. Heat is indicated by dots on each label: 1 dot = low temperature ironing; 2 dots = medium temperature ironing; 3 dots = high temperature ironing.

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Stop stains...coffee or tea

Immediately wet with cold water. Then gently dab with a cloth soaked in white vinegar. On white fabric, use hydrogen peroxide at 10-12 volumes.

Stop stains...grass

The most effective is to rub lightly with a cloth soaked in rubbing alcohol, then proceed to washing. If the stain persists on

Stop stains...blood

Wash the stained part in cold water for a few minutes then rinse. If the stain persists, soak with bleach or hydrogen peroxide on all white textiles or dissolve an aspirin tablet in a glass of water and soak the fabric in it for a few minutes for colored fabrics.

Stop stains...ink

On wool or cotton fabric, use 90° alcohol and dab the stain. On polyester, opt for nail polish remover, and on velvet leather or suede opt for an ink eraser. Wash your stain-removed garment. If the stain still doesn't go, mix white vinegar with cold water then rub with a brush.

Stop stains...fruits and vegetables

Fruit and vegetable stains oxidize in air and heat. It is therefore advisable to wash the stained laundry very quickly. For this, dab the stain with a cloth soaked in white vinegar or hydrogen peroxide in 10-12 volumes of water.

Stop stains...wine

For recent stains, sprinkle your stained garment with talc or flour. After an hour of absorption, rub the stain then machine wash your fabric. For entrenched and old stains, mix lemon juice with baking soda, apply this mixture on the stain and let sit for an hour or more.

Stop stains...perspiration

Easily get rid of yellow sweat stains by dabbing them with hydrogen peroxide. On other fabrics, let soak for half a day in cold water added with white vinegar.

Care...of cotton

Avoid washing at temperatures above 40 degrees. Frequent washing increases the risk of damaging the fabric. We generally recommend delicate washing at 30 degrees and if possible inside out.

Care...of leather

Avoid any contact with rain, hot temperatures, chemicals, and rough spaces to avoid dulling your leather clothes and accessories. For leather to last a long time, waterproof it with a product adapted to the type of leather. We recommend leather care by a specialist.

Care...of jeans

Jeans should be washed inside out so they keep their color, and at low temperature, 30 degrees. Their particularity is that they bleed on the first washes, so don't make the mistake of putting whites with them! Air drying is required.

Care...of wool

For a longer life of your knits, wash your tops with a specific mild wool detergent. Hand washing or cold machine washing on a wool program, with a maximum of 800 spins to avoid shiny appearance is strongly recommended. Ironing is to be avoided to prevent wool from becoming shiny

Care...of linen

We recommend delicate machine washing at 30 degrees. For a first wash, wash your garment alone or with other similarly colored clothes inside out. The use of anti-fading wipes is very effective. Also, favor natural air drying. If you wish to restore its original shape, it must be ironed.

Care...of mohair

Care for this natural fiber with hand washing or cold machine washing on a wool program. Use a mild detergent and put your mohair inside out in a laundry bag to protect it from the machine drum. Dry it away from heat to preserve its color and flat to maintain its shape. Here, ironing is to be avoided to prevent mohair from becoming shiny. Otherwise with a steam jet to defrizz the piece.

Care...of synthetic

This lucky material doesn't wrinkle or fade. You can carefully read the care label and proceed with the indicated washing temperature. However, delicate washing at 30 degrees is enough to remove stubborn stains.

Care...of cashmere

To keep the softness and flexibility of your cashmere, avoid daily washing. Washing with mild detergent and cold, on a wool program is strongly recommended. For those who wish to wash by hand, simply soak it and pat gently, then rinse with clear water. Dry your cashmere away from heat and flat. Ironing is to be avoided, you can defrizz it with a steam jet

Let's protect the oceans

Protect synthetic clothes with a washing bag. This also reduces the amount of microfibers that can end up in rivers and oceans following laundry. After washing your clothes in the bag, remove the microfibers and dispose of them with your other plastic waste.