When you’ve found the perfect dress shirt it’s time to take care proper care of it.
With the proper care for your dress shirts, you can keep the new look of the shirt and extend its durability for a long time.
Consider this an investment of your time that may give your dress shirts a few more years of life. The little work that has to be done to keep the dress shirts in good shape can keep them looking great for years to come. A lot of people send their dress shirts to the dry cleaners, however as time passes the use of chemicals may leave a yellow tint and damage the shirt in other ways. If you do send dress shirts to the dry cleaners, request no starch.
Be careful to always read the care tags first, usually home laundering in cold water works best. If you decide to use starch at home, consider keeping starch to a minimum and only to the areas truly needed. When you iron your shirts, be sure that there are not stains on it as they’ll most likely become permanent. It also makes ironing dress shirts a lot easier if they are a bit damp as the wrinkles will be more likely to smooth out and there is less chance of damaging your dress shirt. Also avoid spraying any scents directly onto the shirt.
Try spraying colognes and other body scents directly onto the body and wait for them to dry, this will prevent any stains.
With proper care, your dress shirts will be able to last for a much longer time. So be extra careful with your shirts it is often up to you whether the dress shirts will live on for an extra few years.
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