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October marks the official end of the cold season and is the ideal time to reorganize your wardrobe. However, there is a golden rule: what you store dirty, comes out ruined. At the end of these freezing months, preparing your structured clothing items before storing them is the ultimate secret to keeping your clothes intact for many years to come.
The End of the Low-Temperature Season
According to official information consolidated by INDECI in its cold season campaign (based on SENAMHI reports), the coldest period runs from April through October. The end of this month marks the close of this stage. As the months of harsh weather come to an end, there is a strong temptation to hang jackets directly or shove sweaters into the back of the closet until next autumn, but doing so is a serious mistake.
Storing heavy clothing with invisible traces of sweat, dust, or perfume inevitably attracts moths and sets bad odors into the fabrics. Even worse, surface stains oxidize over months in storage, permanently damaging the fibers. Therefore, if your garment already has old stains, it is vital to point them out when dropping it off at the laundry service so it can receive proper treatment before the mark becomes permanent.
Why Choose Dry Cleaning
Dry cleaning is an advanced process that uses specialized solvents instead of water. This professional method serves specifically to deep clean without altering the structure of the fabric. It is essential because it safely protects fabrics that shrink or deform in a traditional home washing machine.
Natural fibers such as delicate wool, fine cashmere, or linen strictly require this level of dry cleaning to maintain their elegant drape, original volume, and color intensity over time.
Which Garments to Bring to Our Laundry Shop
At Lavamatic, we specialize in restoring your finest attire. Our suit cleaning service follows a rigorous process that includes: detailed inspection of the item, pre-treatment of stains, waterless solvent cleaning, controlled drying, steam suit pressing, and final delivery on a hanger with a protective plastic sleeve. In this category, we accept full suits, suit jackets, blazers, dress pants and skirts, vests, wool, cashmere, or linen garments, tailored suits, tuxedos, and ties.
For outerwear, we offer coat cleaning using dry or wet cleaning methods, depending on the care label requirements of each fabric. We accept wool, real leather, synthetic materials, gabardine, suede, trench coats, parkas, bomber jackets, ponchos, capes, vests, and ski jackets. We also handle the cleaning of heavy sweaters. (Please note: if you have genuine fur coats or down-filled garments, please consult us regarding their care before bringing them in).
How to Properly Store Your Clean Clothes
Once you pick up your spotless garments from the dry cleaner, remove them from the protective plastic covers used for transport and place them in cotton cloth garment bags or breathable boxes. This will prevent moisture buildup in your closet. Use wide wooden hangers for jackets, and make sure to fold your sweaters instead of hanging them so they don't lose their shape.
Lavamatic Takes Care of Your Wardrobe
Close out the cold season by investing in the care of your clothes. Our suit dry cleaning service ranges from S/ 20 to S/ 30, while specialized coat cleaning costs from S/ 20 to S/ 25. You can drop off your garments directly at our shop or request our home pickup and delivery service.
Schedule your pickup today: Message us on WhatsApp +51 984 708 529. We are open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.