Mitchel Groff

You may be accustomed to buying your suits off the rack. The term off the rack simply refers to a garment that is manufactured in bulk, and widely available in an array of retail outlets. Off the rack suits are not custom made for you.  Suits that are custom made are called bespoke suits. These are specialty, one-of-a-kind garments that are made only for you, based on your personal measurements. Bespoke garments are exceedingly pricey, while off the rack suits can often be purchased at bargain prices. You may also be used to dealing with what you consider to be minor issues with the fit of your off the rack suits. Maybe the shoulders are a bit wide, or the sleeves are a bit long. That’s the price you pay for buying suits off the rack, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be. What are Custom Tailored Suits? Custom tailored suits are a happy middle ground between bespoke suits and off the rack suits. They are off the rack suits that have been custom tailored to fit your body....

Looking your best can be difficult, especially if your dress clothes are wrinkled, covered in lint, or smell a bit off. With a big holiday like Valentine’s day coming up, it is now more important than ever that you put your best foot forward and look the part. For those that have a date this Valentine’s day, want to look their best for a job interview, or just want to look like a million bucks every day, we have you covered. Dress the Part Valentine’s day is a high-pressure holiday for many people and often they end up wearing clothes they hate in the hopes of impressing that special someone. There are some tips however that can help you look and feel great no matter what you are wearing. Make Sure It Fits A great rule of thumb for both men and women is to find something that actually fits. This means forgo things that are too tight or too loose and opt for well fitting items. These will make you look better and will make you more comfortable as well. Don’t Be Sloppy ...

Receiving nice, new dress shirts as gifts can help freshen up your wardrobe and save you the expense of buying new shirts yourself. To keep your favorite dress shirts looking fresh and crisp for a good long time, it’s important to take proper care of them and utilize professional dry cleaning services when necessary. With the right cleaning, tailoring and ironing, your dress shirts can keep their brand new looking shape and feel for several years. How professional cleaning benefits dress shirts Although you can wash certain types of dress shirts at home, if you don’t follow the label instructions correctly, you can prematurely wear out the fabric, ruin the shirt’s shape and not properly remove discoloration, soil and stains. If you don’t remove certain stains and discoloration, they grow worse over time and can damage the shirt. When you take your dress shirt to a professional dry cleaner, they can detect and remove stains and remove them before they ruin t...

A warm winter coat is a necessity in the northeast, and it can see a lot of wear and tear through the cold months. To keep your winter coat looking its best while keeping you warm, you need to clean, care and store for it properly until it’s finally time to welcome spring. General winter coat care Always follow the care label on your coat when you are cleaning and treat any stains promptly by blotting, not rubbing. Allowing dirt or salt stains to remain on the fabric for too long makes it more challenging to remove them. If you wear hair spray, perfume or cologne, apply it before you don your coat to avoid harming or staining the coat material. Wearing a scarf not only keeps your neck warm, but it can also prevent makeup and oil stains on the collar of your coat.  Carrying heavy shoulder bags can wear down a coat and dyed shoulder bags may rub off on the coat material and stain. Hang your coat on a sturdy wooden hanger with sufficient padding to help maintain the shape ...

If you’re one of the many people that enjoy a good cup of coffee or two in the morning or throughout the day, you’ve undoubtedly experienced your share of coffee spills and stains. About 55% of Americans consume coffee regularly, and that’s about 400 billion cups of coffee, all with the potential to find their way onto your clothing, furniture or carpet amid the busy pace of everyday life. Fortunately, there are ways to treat and remove coffee stains that can have you back to enjoying your daily cup of java in no time. Staining power of coffee Coffee beans originate from the coffee “cherries” of the coffee plant, grown in 70 countries. It’s easy for black coffee to stain and since most people add in sugar, cream, flavors and other sweeteners into their drink, a cup of coffee contains oils that stick to and absorb quickly into surfaces. When coffee contacts a porous surface, the surface holds the oils, which leads to discoloration. Removing coffee stains If coffee spills...

Oh no! You just spilled wine all over your new, expensive dress-shirt! You think to yourself, how am I going to get this stain out? One option you have is to scrub at it yourself, throw it in your at-home washing machine, and hope for the best. The other option you have is to bring your shirt to professional dry cleaning. They have the knowledge and equipment to effectively get rid of the toughest clothing stains in the world. Get ready to look fresher than ever once you start taking your clothes to the dry cleaners! Benefits of Professional Dry Cleaning To prove to you the huge impact dry cleaners can have on the cleanliness and finish of your clothing, we are giving you a list of the top benefits of professional dry cleaning. Tough Stain Removal What is dry clean, you ask? Well, dry clean is when you use the powerful cleaning liquid perchloroethylene to wash your clothes in replace of water. Perchloroethylene is so powerful and effective that it can remove t...

We all have a selection of expensive clothes we keep reserved for important events because taking care of them is both tricky and expensive. More often then not they are to be sent for dry clean only and can not be machine washed or hand washed or treated at home in any way.  To be fair dry cleaning does deliver good results and articles that can be washed at home looks even cleaner after dry cleaning but it seems unfairly expensive for everyday articles. We often find ourselves wishing that we could do the dry cleaning stuff at home but sadly that is not possible, but why? Is it some sort of scheme of laundry service providing mafia to monetize the dry cleaning process so people are forced to give them their hard-earned cash for dry cleaning? What really goes into the dry cleaning process is not common knowledge, therefore, there is a lot of speculation around it. How do you clean clothes without using water? What magic cleans the cloth while keeping them dry?  Dry ...

Accidents happen all the time, but they happen more often when you have a hot cup of coffee in your hand. Coffee spills and splashes leave stains that don’t always come off easily unless treated immediately. Depending upon where you spill your coffee you might need to treat the coffee stain differently. During our professional experience, we have seen coffee stains on:  Fabric (shirts and sheets)  Wooden tables and floor Upholstery (Couches, sofas and sofa cushions) Carpet. Fresh coffee stains are easier to remove. Acting immediately and blotting as much liquid as possible and rinsing it with water afterwards is the best way to go for any situation be it your white t-shirt or carpet. If you have allowed the stain to sit for a while and it has dried up, it will be a little more difficult to get it out. It’s best you seek professional help and hire professionals to do the job so you do not ruin your expensive shirt, upholstery or carpet in the process. If you will tr...

Internet is full of mommies complaining about how consuming all the house chores are how they cannot spend enough time with their kids. By the time kids are back from school and mommy is done with all the cooking, cleaning and washing, she is so drained she hardly has any time or energy left for her kids. Sometimes its bedtime and mommy is still not done with the house chores. Can you guess which house chore mommies dread most? Hint: The one they do once or twice a week but it eats up their entire day! Yup, its laundry, and sometimes it takes two days, one for washing and one for folding all the clothes. Do you know 50% of working mothers spend more time doing laundry than they spend with their kids! My Kids Need Their Mommy but Its Laundry Day Kids grow up so fast but so does the pile of dirty laundry, and they both need your time and attention. Would you rather spend your time sorting out whites from colored laundry, taking out loads of clean laundry and folding them ne...