So that clothes and shoes lasted more than one year and by the beginning of the next season had a solid look, do not leave it just like that. Before cleaning, items must be cleaned and put in order.

Dry cleaning

Fur coats, sheepskin coats, winter coats, which have served a whole season, it is better to dry clean. Home cleaning using “folk methods” with unskilful actions can spoil an expensive thing. Coats containing wool also do not need to be washed.

If the outerwear for the winter did not have time to get very dirty, instead of dry cleaning, you can clean it without the help of others. The actress, the lead singer of the musical Phantom of the Opera Tamara Kotova, who pays great attention to clothes as part of her own style, shared a reliable method of cleaning fur coats and sheepskin coats at home.

“After the season, sheepskin coats and fur coats need to be vacuumed. You can get rid of dirty spots on a sheepskin coat with an eraser or soap solution, then let it dry and treat it with a water-repellent, which is sold in shoe stores, ”Tamara advises.

By the way, leaving clothes for long-term storage, do not forget about the means of moths and other pests. You can put pieces of laundry or any fragrant soap, dried orange peels, newspapers in covers and bags with clothes.

“I always use pharmaceutical lavender oil: I drop it on a cotton pad and put my fur coat or sheepskin coat in my pocket,” Tamara Kotova shares.

Washing

Down jackets and jackets, as well as knitted clothes (sweaters, scarves and gloves) can be assigned to the washing machine, if the data on the label allow the use of machine wash.

Tamara Kotova advises to wash down jackets with special liquid products suitable for sportswear. Such tools not only increase the life of the jackets, but also allow you to save impregnation to protect against moisture and wind.

Shoe shine

Leather shoes also need to be wiped with a damp cloth, wash the soles and grease with special tools. Experts of the ShoesBar shoe bar advise to cover the shoes with a thin layer of wax and store them in a cloth bag, with the sole on a flat surface, for long breaks in use.

Suede and nubuck shoes require extra care. “It is better not to wet the suede much, otherwise it will lose its presentation after drying. In order to return it, you have to use the trick – steaming. For nubuck and suede, buy special rubber brushes that return a well-groomed look to the material, ”advises singer Julia Oksanich.