Drycleaning a Vintage Burberry Mac

montsie

I have bought a second hand Burberry from ebay but the care label is worn to shreds. It SERIOUSLY needs a clean could anyone advise if it would need special attention? Or will a "regular" dry clean do the job?

dreamyd

I got a vintage Burberry mac (single breasted, unbelted type with 'flasher' style pockets) from a CS a few years ago. It must have been an old lady's pride and joy , as apart from a slight fade in the overall colour, there was not a mark on it.

The label on mine says
67% polyester, 33% cotton
Warm machine wash or handwash. Use mild soap. Rinse Thoroughly. Drip dry on hanger. Cool iron or professionally dry clean only. Do not use petroleum solvents.

I don't wear it often, as it isn't particularly waterproof, but I did get it cleaned at a local dry cleaning company, and I think it cost about £12. It's well worth doing, even it only perhaps once a year, just to keep it looking good.
HTH

montsie

dreamyd wrote: »

I got a vintage Burberry mac (single breasted, unbelted type with 'flasher' style pockets) from a CS a few years ago. It must have been an old lady's pride and joy , as apart from a slight fade in the overall colour, there was not a mark on it.

The label on mine says
67% polyester, 33% cotton
Warm machine wash or handwash. Use mild soap. Rinse Thoroughly. Drip dry on hanger. Cool iron or professionally dry clean only. Do not use petroleum solvents.

I don't wear it often, as it isn't particularly waterproof, but I did get it cleaned at a local dry cleaning company, and I think it cost about £12. It's well worth doing, even it only perhaps once a year, just to keep it looking good.
HTH

Thank you so much for your reply. The only bit of the label I can see is "DO NOT WASH" SO I think mine has a showerproof coating. I'll just hand it over to the cleaners and pray!