#care guide
Care & Maintenance
Storing Knitwear So It Survives the Off-Season
Most damage to knitwear happens while nobody is wearing it. Six months in the wrong container is worse for a sweater than six months of use.
Care & Maintenance
Why Your Graphic Tee Cracks After Six Washes
A print that cracks early is usually telling you something about how it was made, how it was washed, or both. What is happening at the fiber level, and what stops it.
Sneakers
Sneaker Care That Isn’t a Full Saturday
Deep-cleaning sneakers is a project. Keeping them clean is about ten minutes a week, and the difference between the two is whether you do the small things.
Apparel & Quality
Cotton, Polyester, and the Blends In Between
Fiber content is the most useful thing on a garment label, and most people read it without knowing what it predicts. What each fiber does well, badly, and unexpectedly.
Care & Maintenance
How to Wash a Heavyweight Tee So It Actually Lasts
Most T-shirts are not worn out so much as laundered to death. A textile specialist on water temperature, the dryer problem, and the small habits that add years to a cotton garment.