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July 9, 2015
Please Mistreat Your Suede Shoes
I’m bad luck for wedding weather. Maybe one of the dozen or so weddings I’ve been to in the last…
May 27, 2015
How To Hand Darn
If you were as inspired as I was by Luke Deverell’s work over at Darn & Dusted, Reddit member AnalogDimitri…
May 15, 2015
A Simple Guide To Fabric Care Symbols
Dug this legend to the baffling pictographs on clothing care labels recently posted by TechnicallyRon, and related commentary on why…
May 11, 2015
The Best Laundry Stain Remover
America’s Test Kitchen recently tested seven top-selling laundry stain removers to see which is the best. Which came out on…
April 13, 2015
A Little Bull
Spit shines (otherwise known as bull polishing) can breathe new life into old shoes. The trick is to not overdo…
March 5, 2015
Q & Answer: How To Clean Suede Shoes
Eric writes: I have an oil stain on some suede oxfords. Happened when I accidentally dropped some food on them….
March 2, 2015
How To Get Rid Of Pilling
Nothing makes a sweater look worse than pilling, and the bad news is: no matter the fiber composition or the…
February 9, 2015
How To Wash A Sweater
Sweaters don’t have to be washed after every wear, but they do need to be cleaned every so often. I…
November 12, 2014
How I Learned To Stop Worrying About My Shoes
I remember my first pair of good shoes. They were Ralph Lauren penny loafers, which I bought as an undergrad…
November 10, 2014
A Review Of An $800 Iron
An $800 iron sounds like a joke. Like John Edwards’ $1,250 haircut, you can imagine a politician getting caught spending money on one and…
October 13, 2014
Fixing Snags
Fall is the season for sweaters and … snagging sweaters. If you end up getting a snag, there’s a good…
September 29, 2014
Most Common Types Of Denim Damage (and How To Avoid Them)
Coincidentally, shortly after Jesse’s post last week on patching jeans, I received my 3sixteens back from Denim Therapy – one…
September 23, 2014
How To Get Rid Of Your Clothes
As James Taylor sang of the changing seasons: “The frost is on the pumpkin / and the hay is in…
August 14, 2014
Cleaning Sneakers
Some things look better new; some things look better old. Anyone who has ever bought a brand new pair of…
August 6, 2014
Building A Patina
As a guy who owns more footwear than he probably should, I’ve found that my best looking shoes aren’t the…