We’ve heard for years from our friends in restaurants, medical practices and co-op boards that a good linen service is hard to find. Unfortunately, since we weren’t in the linen business, we could only offer our best recommendations. Recently, however, I came to a realization: we’ve worked with nice clothes for years at Meurice, [...]
Category Archives: Fabric Care
Oct
04
2011
Introducing Hunts Point Linen – Comprehensive Linen And Apparel Service
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Feb
07
2011
Meurice Press, Meurice In The Wall Street Journal!
Posted by benjaminComments (0)Posted in Fabric Care, Local Profile Reviews, New York Dry Cleaning
Meurice has just received some great press from the Wall Street Journal. We were featured in their fashion section for restoring your most valuable fashion items. Follow the link for a look at the entire article online, or you can just read the section on Meurice in the article below. COUTURE While the price of [...]
Feb
07
2011
Spring Time Is Near, Meurice’s Guide To Cotton
Posted by benjaminComments (0)Posted in Fabric Care, New York Dry Cleaning, Spring Cleaning, Tips and Tricks
Brief History Of Cotton In celebration of Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most famous groundhog predicting an early spring for 2011, I have decided to write about springtime’s most desirable fabric, cotton!
Jan
26
2011
Meurice’s Guide To Wool
Posted by benjaminComments (2)Posted in Fabric Care, Fall Cleaning, New York Dry Cleaning, Tips and Tricks
Winter weather may be dark and grey, but that has nothing to do with fashion. Winter fashion can be as emotionally colorful as summer is visually. From wearing big chic coats to big boots, Some even prefer winter fashion to any other season. Few fabrics denote the sense of warmth, style and comfort like wool. [...]
Jan
18
2011
Chic And Warm…Meurice’s Guide To Knits….
Posted by benjaminComments (4)Posted in Fabric Care, New York Dry Cleaning, Tips and Tricks, Winter Cleaning
Dating back to the times of ancient egypt, knitting is one of the oldest and simplest forms of manufacturing clothes. If you are from any cold weather climate , and especially from New York City, chunky scarves and big sweaters are a fashion must for both men and women. They literally scream style when wearing them with words [...]
Jan
13
2011
Meurice’s Guide To Denim Garment Care
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DENIM……..THE TIMELESS FABRIC Denim is one of the most timeless fabrics that never seems to go out of style. In fact, next to cotton, denim is one of the most popular and widely worn fabrics. Its strength makes it last long, its versatile and can look great in many different styles of cut, and various [...]
Jan
04
2011
Top 6 Tips For Handbag Care!
Posted by benjaminComments (1)Posted in Fabric Care, Leather and Suede, Spring Cleaning, Tips and Tricks
If you are a regular follower of the Meurice blog, you may have read our October article, “How we clean & restore your handbags the right way”. Well I wanted to give our readers new and old a quick set tips on how you can quickly take care and extend the life of your designer handbag.
Dec
29
2010
Faux Fur Is Warm, Sexy, and Animal Free. Meurice’s Guide to Faux Fur.
Posted by benjaminComments (1)Posted in Fabric Care, Fall Cleaning, Leather and Suede, New York Dry Cleaning, Tips and Tricks
Last week I wrote about the wonders of faux leather and pleather. Thanks to recent weather conditions, meaning our crazy blizzard we just had, I felt a major urge to write about an even more fitting piece of fashion. For anyone who has ever bought a winter coat, hat or boots, you should be more [...]
Dec
22
2010
Meurice’s Guide To Pleather! Pleather is always in!
Posted by benjaminComments (5)Posted in Fabric Care, Leather and Suede, New York Dry Cleaning, Tips and Tricks
Winters in New York City Other than wool coats there is one think you are guaranteed to see, A LOT! That is leather and Faux Leather or “Pleather”. Faux leather is fantastic. A favorite from rocker girls, to hipsters, to NYU & FIT fashionistas, pleather is everywhere. Its less expensive than real leather so you dont have [...]
Dec
07
2010
History And Care of RAYON.
Posted by benjaminComments (1)Posted in Fabric Care, New York Dry Cleaning, Tips and Tricks
RAYON As the oldest manmade fiber, Rayon has been in existence for over 100 years. Originally devised as a cheaper alternative to silk, Rayon is a versatile fabric made from natural substances such as wood pulp and plant cellulose. The result is a semi-synthetic, versatile fabric that carries many of the same characteristics of all [...]