Garment Care (12)

Care Instructions – All Product Types

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

Proper Cloth Shirt Care Instructions

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

How to Clean & Care for Tailored Clothing

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

How Often Should You Wash a Cloth Face Mask?

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

How to Wash a Cloth Face Mask

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

How to Care for a Cloth Face Mask

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

How to Wash and Care for Casual Pants

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

Wrinkle-Resistant vs Non-Iron Dress Shirts

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?

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

How to Iron a Dress Shirt

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

How to Wash a Dress Shirt

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