Tell me you wash or dry clean your winter coats… I didn’t realize some people do not wash coats from year to year

[Anonymous]

But you guys aren’t dry cleaning the parka type coats, right? Just the wool ones?

[Anonymous]

I wash mine frequently - on average every 2 weeks. However, my younger self did it far less often - when they came out of storage and mid-season unless it had gotten visibly dirty. I used to wear wool so it required dry cleaning. Now I buy ones that are easy to wash in the washing machine.

[Anonymous]

I send my wool, cashmere, and alpaca coats off to Parkway Cleaners at the end of the season for cleaning and storage so they’re ready to go when the temperature drops. Costs a fortune but they do incredible work.

Fur coats go to Miller’s, and they do great work there as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wash all my coats at least once a year. The ones that can go in the washing machine, I do myself. The others get dry cleaned at end of the season.

Riding the subway in the winter in NYC, there is so much odor coming from people's disgustingly dirty coats....

That smell is not the coats…

+1

It’s the coats. You know how you can smell sheets that haven’t been washed. That sweaty bed smell some bedrooms have as well.

I’m so curious as to why you spend so much time in the bedrooms of others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am horrified by the number of people who are horrified that people wash their winter coats. It has nothing to do with sweat! Do you ever eat at a restaurant? All those odors are now in your coat.

We ate out a few times this week, and I can smell the “restaurant smell” (as I call it) on my coat. It’s getting washed this weekend. I didn’t have time to do it during the week and I’ve been so self conscious when I’ve gone into stores, because I know it smells.

There is no “restaurant smell.” You are just a crazy person. Feel shame if you want but the rest of us normal people are not going to let you shift it onto us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am horrified by the number of people who are horrified that people wash their winter coats. It has nothing to do with sweat! Do you ever eat at a restaurant? All those odors are now in your coat.

We ate out a few times this week, and I can smell the “restaurant smell” (as I call it) on my coat. It’s getting washed this weekend. I didn’t have time to do it during the week and I’ve been so self conscious when I’ve gone into stores, because I know it smells.

There is no “restaurant smell.” You are just a crazy person. Feel shame if you want but the rest of us normal people are not going to let you shift it onto us.

Go out to hot pot and then tell me there's no smell from that. I've had to wash my purse after eating there! (totally worth it though)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am horrified by the number of people who are horrified that people wash their winter coats. It has nothing to do with sweat! Do you ever eat at a restaurant? All those odors are now in your coat.

We ate out a few times this week, and I can smell the “restaurant smell” (as I call it) on my coat. It’s getting washed this weekend. I didn’t have time to do it during the week and I’ve been so self conscious when I’ve gone into stores, because I know it smells.

There is no “restaurant smell.” You are just a crazy person. Feel shame if you want but the rest of us normal people are not going to let you shift it onto us.

Go out to hot pot and then tell me there's no smell from that. I've had to wash my purse after eating there! (totally worth it though)

The one and only place I've had a restaurant smell linger in clothing was an oil fondue place. It was rank. But any other place I've not had this experience.

[Anonymous]

Nope, I don't wash coats.

[Anonymous]

I'm curious - do you all wash your CHILDREN'S coats?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My driving coat or other garments that get minimal wear/exposure to outside elements get cleaned at the end of the season and stored. My daily-wear coat(s) get cleaned when they get dirty, and then at the end of the season before being stored.

And I handwash my wool. Dry cleaning is nasty.

Same. So much fresher and softer, too.

There is no way I can handwashing my wool coat. It would ruin the shape and never dry. It’s too heavy to wring out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am horrified by the number of people who are horrified that people wash their winter coats. It has nothing to do with sweat! Do you ever eat at a restaurant? All those odors are now in your coat.

We ate out a few times this week, and I can smell the “restaurant smell” (as I call it) on my coat. It’s getting washed this weekend. I didn’t have time to do it during the week and I’ve been so self conscious when I’ve gone into stores, because I know it smells.

There is no “restaurant smell.” You are just a crazy person. Feel shame if you want but the rest of us normal people are not going to let you shift it onto us.

Go out to hot pot and then tell me there's no smell from that. I've had to wash my purse after eating there! (totally worth it though)

Or have a fajita blow your way!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am horrified by the number of people who are horrified that people wash their winter coats. It has nothing to do with sweat! Do you ever eat at a restaurant? All those odors are now in your coat.

We ate out a few times this week, and I can smell the “restaurant smell” (as I call it) on my coat. It’s getting washed this weekend. I didn’t have time to do it during the week and I’ve been so self conscious when I’ve gone into stores, because I know it smells.

There is no “restaurant smell.” You are just a crazy person. Feel shame if you want but the rest of us normal people are not going to let you shift it onto us.

Of course there is restaurant smell. You’re entering into an environment where food is cooked for hours and hours, and you don’t think that permeates the air and gets on your clothes, including your jacket in the winter time?

You stink, please wash your jacket.

[Anonymous]

I’m concerned that so many people don’t clean their outerwear. So many coats smell sweaty. And so many coats have visible dirt on the cuffs and collar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am horrified by the number of people who are horrified that people wash their winter coats. It has nothing to do with sweat! Do you ever eat at a restaurant? All those odors are now in your coat.

We ate out a few times this week, and I can smell the “restaurant smell” (as I call it) on my coat. It’s getting washed this weekend. I didn’t have time to do it during the week and I’ve been so self conscious when I’ve gone into stores, because I know it smells.

There is no “restaurant smell.” You are just a crazy person. Feel shame if you want but the rest of us normal people are not going to let you shift it onto us.

Of course there is restaurant smell. You’re entering into an environment where food is cooked for hours and hours, and you don’t think that permeates the air and gets on your clothes, including your jacket in the winter time?

You stink, please wash your jacket.

The solution to the that is to aerate your coat by wearing it or hanging it up outside, not necessarily soap and water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious - do you all wash your CHILDREN'S coats?

Yes but that easy and I don’t roll around in the dirt.