Machine Washable Suit
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Anonymous
| I am looking for one. See some cotton-linen blends at Loft. Any other ideas? |
Anonymous
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I would google "travel clothes" for other ideas.
Coldwater Creek has machine washable separates: http://www.coldwatercreek.com/product-detail/63597/70418/travel-knit-pants.aspx?refLink=travel-collection.aspx Maybe Orvis. The linen ones will most likely need ironing. |
Anonymous
| Do you mean a business suit? |
Anonymous
| Please don't. |
Anonymous
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Oh!!! Check out Next!!! Whenever I'm in London I always hit up their stores for their machine washable suits. The first time a friend told me about them, I had a similar reaction as 16:17. But they aren't crazy expensive, so I figured why not give one a try. I was shocked how well they hold up! I have several now. Here is a link to their site - they ship free to the US.
http://www.nextdirect.com/us/en/shopping/women/tailored-looks/95/1 Although I just looked now and it doesn't look like their site includes the info about how to care for the products - you might need to call customer service to find out which ones are machine washable. |
Anonymous
| OP here, I am not crazy- I have cotton pencil skirts (from Jcrew) and was essentially looking for a jacket I can cold wash to go with them. I have a new job and I have suits but would like something I can wash too. |
Anonymous
| I had a seersucker suit from LOFT once where I could wash the pants, but not the jacket. You'll be hard pressed to find a decent suit jacket that you can machine wash. |
Anonymous
| If you are in a creative field, you might want to check out Eileen Fisher pieces (or JJill for a cheaper version). They sell unconstrucuted pieces that work together like a suit, and they are washable. |
Anonymous
| Everything from the Limited is machine washable and I find their suits to actually be really high quality. |
Anonymous
| I wash all my tailored suits on the handwash cycle -- they have held up really well (they are mostly silk blends). |
Anonymous
My jcrew cotton pencil skirts are not washable. Do they actually say machine wash on the tag? |
Anonymous
I believe mine do- but I checked the website and the instructions indicate dry clean only. I bought mine a while ago so either I am mistaken or they changed the instructions or the tag is different from the website. Anyhow, I've been washing them in cold water on gentle for a while and they are still fine. |
Anonymous
| A lot of things that say "dry clean only" can be safely cold water washed and line dried. I almost never dry clean J. Crew/Limited pants/skirts. Jackets (blazers) I do, because I can't easily iron them properly after washing. |
Anonymous
| I think jones NY has a line of washable business suits. |
Anonymous
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Land's End has some washable blazers:
http://www.landsend.com/ix/womens-clothing/Women/Jackets-Blazers/index.html?seq=1~2~3&catNumbers=83~562&visible=1~2~1&cm_re=D-3-9&pageSize=72 |