How to care for my favorite MY1996 pieces?

Knits

Wool items are delicate. To care for them, it's essential to wash them in a mesh bag on a delicate cycle. Depending on your machine, you can use a short, delicate, or wool-specific cycle. However, hand washing is ideal to keep your sweater as soft as possible.

To avoid deforming your woolens, prefer laying them flat to dry rather than hanging them on a hanger.

You've probably noticed that both wool and cashmere sweaters sometimes pill. It's often mistakenly believed that this means the wool or cashmere used to make these sweaters is of poor quality. In reality, it's a completely natural mechanical phenomenon. A cashmere or wool sweater is made of interlocked stitches, which, when moving, cause friction. Initially, the excess material is shed: the sweater pills, which is a natural phenomenon that cannot be avoided. To remove pills, you can use a fabric shaver. Avoid using classic razors, which could cut the threads!

Pleated fabrics

Pleated fabrics are very trendy. You can find them on our skirts, dresses, and pants. The pleats are created using high-heat machines. If you iron the pleats, they risk disappearing. Therefore, to de-wrinkle your items, we recommend using a garment steamer. The steam will preserve the natural pleats of the garment. If you don't have a steamer, you can position your iron vertically without touching the fabric. The steam will smooth your item.

Satin

Satin materials, which you can find on some of our garments such as dresses, skirts, and blouses, are delicate and require the utmost care. It is essential to hand wash them or machine wash them in a mesh bag on a short cycle.

To remove wrinkles, we recommend using a garment steamer, which will smooth your piece without damaging it as an iron might.

Faux leather

Faux leather, an essential piece in your wardrobe, also requires your utmost attention! We recommend washing your item in a mesh bag in cold water.

To remove wrinkles, you can cover the item with a towel and iron it. The towel will protect the fabric and give you a wrinkle-free item!

Voile

Voile is a delicate material that requires all your attention. It is often found on our spring blouses.

We recommend washing your voile pieces in a mesh bag to protect them from snags in the washing machine. No need to iron voile; lay it flat, and it will dry quickly without wrinkles! Let's be honest, clothes that don't need ironing are the best, aren't they?!

Cotton

Cotton is an easy-care material. We recommend washing items made of this material at 30°C with a strong spin cycle, as cotton absorbs a lot of water.

For drying, we advise against using a tumble dryer. Instead, opt for air drying, making sure to shake your item before hanging it to avoid wrinkles.

Lace

Very beautiful but also fragile, lace requires delicacy.

We recommend hand washing. Soak the lace garment and handle it gently. Wringing should be done gently.

If you prefer machine washing, it will be necessary to put the garment in a mesh bag and wash on a delicate cycle. The spin cycle should also be gentle.

To remove wrinkles, you can use an iron, provided you place a towel between the garment and the iron to avoid damaging the lace.

How to remove a stain from my garment? 

You realize you've stained your favorite new blouse? Don't panic, we have the solution!

We advise you to use cold water to wash your garment; hot water could set the stain. We often instinctively rub the stain to make it disappear, but this could spread it! The best thing to do is to dab it with absorbent paper.

We recommend putting your garment in the washing machine as soon as possible so that the stain doesn't have time to set. Use a stain remover and let it work for the time indicated on the packaging. If you don't have a stain remover, you can use white vinegar for coffee, tea, wine, lipstick stains, etc. For chocolate or grease accidents, your best ally will be Marseille soap. These miracle stain removers should be used with cold water.

We hope our tips will be useful and help you preserve your beautiful clothes as best as possible. Beyond our advice, don't forget to check the label inside your clothes. All care instructions are there!

If you have any grandmother's tips or tricks to share with us, feel free to put them in the comments.

See you soon!