Garment Care (12)

Custom Shirts – See Label At Proper Cloth, we offer a wide range of shirt styles, and depending on the type of fabric used for the shirt, the care instructions will be different. Washing your shirt … Read →

Updated 2/21/2023 Most shirts are expected to shrink by some amount and at Proper Cloth we take this into account. It is generally not necessary to understand why or how this works. The important thing to … Read →

At Proper Cloth, we offer a wide range of shirt styles, and depending on the type of fabric used for the shirt, the care instructions will be different. Washing your shirt according to the suggested care … Read →

Tailored clothing items include classic office staples, relaxed dress pieces, and formal attire. All of these garments should be cared for appropriately to ensure they stand the test of time. Professional Cleaning Dry cleaning is the … Read →

Wash Fabric Masks Nightly After Use Every time you wear your mask out in public you run the risk that coronavirus particles land on it, and you’re therefore at risk of exposure when handling the outside … Read →

As face masks are increasingly required in public or at new work places, we now find ourselves wearing some kind of face covering almost every day. A high quality cloth face mask can be a great … Read →

In March 2020, the CDC began recommending that “everyone should wear a cloth face cover when they have to go out in public” to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Seven states (and counting) have made wearing … Read →

Proper Cloth’s casual pants are a great wardrobe staple for anyone’s closet, and they’re extremely easy to care for. They’re super versatile, as they can be dressed up with a blazer or styled more casually with … Read →

What’s the difference in wrinkle resistance between non-iron and wrinkle-resistant dress shirts? Non-Iron treated shirts are going to have superior wrinkle-resisting performance compared to wrinkle-resistant shirts. Wrinkle-resistant fabrics definitely need to be ironed or pressed after they … Read →

How much will a dress shirt shrink? Generally speaking, dress shirts are made from woven cotton, and a nice woven cotton  shrinks an average of 2%.  All fabrics are a bit different, but 1-3% is a … Read →

To keep your dress shirts looking their best, you’ll need to have them pressed.  We usually suggest sending them to the cleaner, but if that’s not possible you’re going to need to know how to iron … Read →

Shirts are made to be worn, not worshiped. This means they get dirty. However, with proper care, a high quality dress shirt can last for several years and continue to look great. In this post, we’re … Read →