Garment Care

Our products are made with the highest quality craftsmanship and materials, with the right care and maintenance your garments should last for years to come.

Tailoring

Suits, jackets and, most importantly, trousers require rest after they have been worn. They should not be worn on back to back days but rotated with other suits and garments in your wardrobe. This allows the natural fibers of the garments to breathe and prevent premature wear. For business suits especially, we recommend an extra pair of trousers to extend the longevity of the outfit.

When possible, please use the hangers we provide to hang your suit jackets, blazers and overcoats. This is most important to retain the shape of the shoulder and upper chest piece. Trousers should be hung with the crease lines matched and the waistband unbuttoned.

Use a steamer to remove wrinkles and odors from your tailored garments. You can iron your trousers at a low temperature (wool/silk setting) to remove more stubborn creases around the seat and knees – remember to always keep the crease lines matched on the front and back of the trousers.

Please dry clean your tailoring only when necessary, two to three times a year at most, and use a reputable dry cleaner that specializes in luxury garments. We are happy to recommend some great ones! Charles Paige garments are made with some of the finest fabrics in the world, consistent exposure to the chemicals of dry cleaning can break down these natural fibers over time. As mentioned above, steaming your garment can freshen up your tailoring in a matter of minutes. We love using a Tide-To-Go pen to remove any little spills or stains.

When travelling, and not using a garment bag to carry your garments, we recommend using this method to pack your suits, blazers and trousers.

Shirts

We recommend washing your shirts instead of dry cleaning them, once again to preserve their longevity. Warm wash (86ºF/30ºC) on a permanent press cycle with other like-colored shirts. Hang them to dry. When they are almost dry, but still slightly damp, that is the best time to iron them. Do not tumble dry your shirts.

If you do send your shirts to the dry cleaner, please get them to wash and press only. The average commercial laundromat process can be aggressive with pressing, so please be sure to monitor your collar and cuff edges for damage, and buttons. Like your tailoring, be sure to have a reputable dry cleaner.

Knitwear

Ur knitwear is made with woolen yarn, which is much more delicate than tailored fabric, which is made from worsted yarn. Knitwear will naturally “ball” as it sheds its looser fibers. These balls can easily be removed with a piling comb when this occurs.

Knitwear should be washed by hand in lukewarm water with a wool detergent (e.g. Nikwax Wool Wash). Soak for approximately 20 minutes. Gently rinse out the water and lay on a flat surface to dry. Iron at a low temperature (wool/silk setting) to remove wrinkles.

Never hang your knitwear on a hanger. This can lead the shoulders to stretch out over time and lose the garment’s shape. Always fold and store with similar knits.

When putting on your knitwear, it is recommended to not have any watches or jewellery on, as this can easily catch on the yarn and cause it to rip.

Denim

Turn your jeans inside out and wash on a warm cycle (86ºF/30ºC) with like-colored denim. For the first wash, we recommend washing them individually, as the color may run due to the natural properties of the indigo cotton.

Do not tumble dry, but hang in a shaded area. Iron at a medium temperature (cotton setting).

Our denim can stretch about 5% over time. We like to place them in the dryer on a warm setting for about 20 minutes to shrink them back to their original shape.

Note that indigo denim will fade over time, this is natural, and creates some character to your pair of jeans.