Dry clean or hand wash? (Picture of ''dress' - outfit - 170, repeated.)
A red satin effect skirt, brand label Platinum. The washing label says the fabric is polyester with an acetate lining. They recommend dry cleaning. Why do they recomment dry cleaning, especially if they say the garment could be hand washed at 30 degrees? Or cold water? One reason is that the garment is lined and the lining fabric is different. When the garment has two fabrics they might shrink different amounts. The result is puckering along the seams, or hanging oddly, with folds, or lop-sided. I have more than two reasons for not wanting to dry clean clohtes. 1 Dry cleaning is expensive. 2 I have to take time off from writing to deliver and collect my clothes. 3 I might forget, or lose the ticket. 4 The shop could lose my garment, spoil it, or go out of business. 5 Dry cleaning could shorten the life of the garment or change its colour. If you cannot be bothered to take clothes to be dry cleaned, if you travel a lot, you could have your garment washed or dry cleaned in a ...