The Vintage Lover's Handbook

A series dedicated to the care of your beloved vintage treasures.

If you find yourself nervously pondering age-old vintage care questions like: how to get rid of sticky smells, tackling stubborn stains, extending the life of your clothes, laundering leather and fur, and even undertaking extreme filth — I’ve got you covered! With a decade of experience buying and selling vintage under my belt, I’ve tested the remedies on hundreds of items — parsing out the methods, ruining several pieces, and discovering what actually works.

The Vintage Lover’s Handbook is a series dedicated to sharing these results, providing you with a professional arsenal of techniques to care for your beloved vintage treasures. Each month we’ll take on a new subject, giving you a detailed overview of how you can execute these skills at home.

Our first foray will be into the world of laundry. Next week we’ll cover the essentials — hand washing, my thoughts on dry cleaning, when it’s safe to use a washing machine, and some tried and true tips and tricks to extend the life of the vintage pieces in your closet.

Have questions on the subject? Leave them in the comments or shoot me an email and I’ll answer them next week!

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