As we come toward the end of summer, there are a lot of seasonal shoes out in the city in need of some freshening up. Most people notice shoes first when meeting someone new, so it’s vital to keep them looking their best. Fortunately, cleaning shoes isn’t as difficult as it may seem at first [...]
Category Archives: Leather and Suede
Jul
25
2011
How to Clean Three Types of Shoes
Posted by ronnieComments (0)Posted in Leather and Suede, New York Dry Cleaning, Shoe Care, Tips and Tricks
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 [...]
Nov
04
2010
Ladies Black Moldy Leather Jacket Brought Back To Life with Garment Care
Posted by benjaminComments (3)Posted in Fabric Care, Fall Cleaning, Leather and Suede, Spring Cleaning, Tips and Tricks
A couple weeks ago a customer cleared out her storage unit and found her items had become very moldy and disgusting. She loved this black leather jacket so much but thought it was destroyed. She was ready to throw it away before her friend suggested she bring it to us. Not only did the jacket [...]
Oct
25
2010
Garment Of The Day, Alexander Wang Handbag Restoration
Posted by benjaminComments (0)Posted in Fabric Care, Fall Cleaning, Leather and Suede, New York Dry Cleaning
This week we had the pleasure of showing some Garment Care love to this gorgeous green leather Alexander Wang handbag in dire need of a restoration. As you can see from the before and after shots, the results were pretty dramatic. Before After
Jun
15
2010
How to clean leather purses — purse cleaning tips
Posted by jamesComments (63)Posted in Leather and Suede, Tips and Tricks
It’s a fact of life: stains happen. Still, finding a stain is on your designer handbag (which might have been an investment you’d hoped to get some mileage out of), can be tough to take sitting down. We hear from customers with blemished bags nearly every day, so we understand these incidents are traumatic, and [...]
Apr
23
2010
Get the Ugg out — spring cleaning for your Uggs
Posted by jamesComments (5)Posted in Leather and Suede, Spring Cleaning
Yes, it’s that time again. Spring is in the air. The birds are chirping, the trees are blossuming, and it’s finally too warm outside to wear your Uggs any longer. Don’t put those shearling booties away, just yet, though. Chances are this winter they were exposed to some of the worst NYC has to offer [...]
Feb
15
2010
Saved by Meurice: Vegetable oil stains on Hermes Suede clutch purse cleaning
Posted by jamesComments (1)Posted in Leather and Suede
Suede is a tricky material for even experienced cleaners to work with — and on top of that, vegetable oil is a notoriously difficult stain to remove. No problem! Have a look at these great before and after photos… even I thought I was looking at a new clutch for a moment.
Nov
17
2009
Meurice Garment Care to open new store in Manhasset, Long Island
Posted by jamesComments (3)Posted in Leather and Suede, New York Dry Cleaning
11/17/09: MANHASSET, NY — Meurice Garment Care, New York City’s leading dry cleaning service, announced today a new retail location to replace their current Manhasset, Long Island cleaning location. Wayne Edelman, president of Meurice, says he wanted the new location to combine the experience and aesthetic of a 5-star hotel with that of a Chealsa [...]