{"id":1304,"date":"2019-03-04T14:18:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T14:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:20:56","slug":"how-to-maintain-your-wardrobe-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/how-tos\/how-to-maintain-your-wardrobe-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Maintain Your Wardrobe Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you purchase clothes, you expect them to last longer than one season. Follow these tips to ensure your suits, dress shirts and shoes are ready when you are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suit Maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Tip 1: Toss the Wire Hangers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t use wire hangers as they create creases and ruin the tailored fit. Wood hangers<\/a> are the safest bet for your suit regardless of the material.
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Tip 2: Go Easy on the Dry Cleaning<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Limit dry cleaning to when absolutely necessary to avoid taking years off your suit. Smell will guide you to knowing when it\u2019s time to dry clean. If it\u2019s ripe, take it in. If not, spot clean small stains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip 3: Give That Suit a Break<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If possible, rotate your suits so one isn\u2019t overworn. After a day of use, suits need time to air out and get their shape back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip 4: Keep Your Pockets Light<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t stuff your pockets. Loading them up with items not only affects the silhouette of the suit but can alter the shape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip 5: Brush Your Suit<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Clothing brushes remove unwanted dirt and debris from your suit after a night on the town or day in the office. Brush your suit to remove unwanted particles and keep it fresh between dry cleanings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dress Shirt Maintenance <\/strong>
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Tip 1: Your Friend the Undershirt<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Wearing an undershirt helps absorb sweat to keep your dress shirt in the rotation for years.
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Tip 2: Re-Wear Your Shirt <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If your shirt didn\u2019t take on much stress the day or night you wore it, don\u2019t wash it. Similar to the suit, if it\u2019s ripe, give it a wash. If not, hang it for next time.
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Tip 3: Don\u2019t Dry<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s right, steer clear of the dryer and dry cleaner. Wash and hang-dry your shirt to maintain its shape, size and color.
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Tip 4: Toss the Wire Hangers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Wire hangers don\u2019t do your shirt any good. Thin sharp metal can leave impressions or stretch the fabric in the shoulders. Your best bet is wood or plastic hangers.
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Tip 5: Spot-Treat When Necessary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Instead of frequent washings in a machine, try simply removing small stains or discolorations with a small towel and water.
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Dress Shoe Maintenance<\/strong>
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Tip 1: Polish Early and Often<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s never a bad time to polish<\/a> your leather shoes. The first time you take them out of the box give your shoes a polish. From there, polish after every wear if possible.
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Tip 2: Save Your Suede<\/strong>
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Waterproofing spray, a stain eraser and a brush will give suede life. Don\u2019t neglect these three simple steps and your shoes will look new for longer than one season.
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Tip 3: The Shoe Tree<\/strong>
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Shoes can lose shape, but shoes with a cedar shoe tree<\/a> inside do not. It\u2019s as simple as that.
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Tip 4: Make Wet Shoes Dry<\/strong>
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After a wet wearing, stuff old towels inside your shoes to soak up the water and get them ready for the next wearing. Be sure to change up your shoe rotation to give them ample recovery time.
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Maintaining dress shirts, suits and shoes requires more care than everyday clothes. This list provides tips to make yours last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":1567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[316,340,366,377,336,301],"class_list":["post-1304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-tos","tag-accessories","tag-dress-shirt","tag-dress-shoes","tag-polo-shirt","tag-suit","tag-suit-prep-and-maintenance","with-featured-image"],"acf":{"mw_seo_title":"How to Maintain Your Wardrobe Investment | Men's Clothing Guide: Expert Advice from Men's Wearhouse","mw_seo_description":"Tips for maintaining suits, dress shirts, and shoes to ensure your wardrobe lasts. Learn about proper cleaning, storage, and care techniques.","mw_seo_canonical":""},"featured_image_url":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-300x125.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-768x320.jpg","large":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-1024x427.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport.jpg","baseline-full-width":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-1500x625.jpg","baseline-three-column":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-425x177.jpg","baseline-two-column":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-650x271.jpg","baseline-one-column":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-1400x583.jpg","baseline-mini-grid-thumb":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport-600x410.jpg","baseline-logo":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/airport.jpg"},"post_author":"Men's Wearhouse","assigned_categories":"From Ties to Blazers: Menswear How-Tos You Need to Know","mw_seo_meta":{"mw_seo_title":"How to Maintain Your Wardrobe Investment | Men's Clothing Guide: Expert Advice from Men's Wearhouse","_mw_seo_title":"field_mw_seo_title","mw_seo_description":"Tips for maintaining suits, dress shirts, and shoes to ensure your wardrobe lasts. Learn about proper cleaning, storage, and care techniques."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1304"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5450,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions\/5450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}