Garment Care
The pieces are made to last. Most of what they need is the absence of unnecessary cleaning. Wear them, hang them well, and intervene only when they ask for it.
The care labels sewn into each garment carry the manufacturer's recommendations. The notes below are how the studio cares for the same clothes.
General principles
Hang in dry, ventilated space between wears — never directly back into a wardrobe still warm from the body. Use a wide wooden hanger, not wire.
When in doubt, hand-wash cool or seek a specialist cleaner. Machine washing on hot is rarely the right answer, even on cotton.
Iron inside out. Always test on a hidden seam first.
Cotton and linen
Cool machine wash (30°C) on a gentle cycle. Wash with similar colours. Reshape and dry flat or line-dry in shade — direct sun fades dark cottons over time. Iron warm while slightly damp.
Linen will crease. That is part of how linen looks.
Wool and cashmere blends
Hand wash in cool water with a wool-specific detergent, or take to a specialist dry cleaner. Do not wring. Press water out gently between two towels, then dry flat away from heat.
Pilling is normal in the first weeks of wear; remove with a cashmere comb.
Bias-cut pieces (shirts, trousers, dresses)
Bias cuts move with the body and need extra care when wet. Hand-wash cool, lay flat to dry on a clean towel, reshape while damp. Do not hang wet — bias cloth stretches under its own weight.
Denim
Wash rarely. Inside out, cold cycle, with similar dark colours. Air dry. Heat is what wears denim out faster than wear.
For raw denim, the first six months are best left unwashed; spot-clean instead.
Silk
Dry clean. If hand-washing, use cool water and a silk-specific detergent, do not wring, dry flat.
Suede and hair-on-hide (BB Bag, BB Sack)
Keep dry. If it rains, blot — do not rub. Use a soft suede brush to lift the nap. For deeper marks, take to a specialist leather cleaner.
Store stuffed lightly with acid-free tissue to hold shape. Never leave in direct sunlight.
Storage between seasons
Clean before storing. Fold rather than hang heavy knits. Use cedar or lavender, not mothballs. Keep in breathable cotton garment bags, never plastic.
Repairs
The studio offers repairs on pieces bought from us — replacing buttons, mending seams, taking in a waist. Email [studio@pedrotrindade.co.uk] with photographs and order number; we'll let you know what's involved.
We'd rather you keep a piece for ten years than buy a replacement.