London Invisible Mending: Preserving a Dying Art
By Manish Puri As the seasons change, it’s become something of a Sunday ritual for me to be paid a visit at home by Michael Norman (below). Long-time readers may recall that Michael runs a dry cleaning business specialising in bespoke and hig...
London Invisible Mending: Preserving a Dying Art
Match in comments:
Not commenting on the price Paul, but 4 square centimetres is a big moth hole, a fairly big piece of work for invisible mending...
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and re...
One of the most frequent questions I get asked on the site is where I would recommend for getting suits altered - or knitwear repaired, or shoes resoled. I’ve been meaning to create a single page with all these recommendations for a while, so ...
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and re...
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Realistically, I think so, yes. The people who know about that are usually working at brands, and why alterations guys do this kind of thing a lot, it's not usually very complicated adjustments - they're not used to thin...
Michael Norman dry cleaning (previously Press2Dress)
*Michael now has a basic website with contact details at www.mnbespoke.com* There are precious few dry cleaners out there that understand bespoke tailoring. They are likely to clean suits in bulk, with everything going into the vat together and no a...
Michael Norman dry cleaning (previously Press2Dress)
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Yes, that can be a pain. I'm normally staying in self-catering accommodation, so I don't have that issue. Hotels are usually for shorter trips, where I can take all the shirts I need. But I wouldn't worry about giving so...

























