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December 6, 2012
Four Fall Styles That Could Be Problematic for Dry Cleaners — Part 4: Oversized

CHICAGO — Designers opt for some of most difficult constructions and embellishments for this year’s collections

CHICAGO — The fall 2012 couture and ready-to-wear shows in Milan, New York and Paris offered up a variety of elegant, self-assured looks that were, for once, neither shockingly over-the-top nor snoozingly sedate. If anything, designers refined and reiterated the trends of the prior year, putting a pause on the march of style as if to say that these are the new staples, and all hell can break loose next season.

That’s not to say that the new fall styles are easy-care—they aren’t. Designers opted for some of the most difficult constructions and embellishments for this year’s collections, ensuring that what was once the reserve of the fashion revolutionary will soon be the purview of the mall and the middle class.

Fluorescent furs, mannish, matchy pantsuits, and origami-style outerwear are just a few of the trends that are moving quickly from catwalk to street, meaning that dry cleaners will soon face the specific challenges they pose—if they aren’t facing them already.

December 4, 2012
Four Fall Styles That Could Be Problematic for Dry Cleaners — Part 3: Baroque

CHICAGO — Designers opt for some of most difficult constructions and embellishments for this year’s collections

CHICAGO — The fall 2012 couture and ready-to-wear shows in Milan, New York and Paris offered up a variety of elegant, self-assured looks that were, for once, neither shockingly over-the-top nor snoozingly sedate. If anything, designers refined and reiterated the trends of the prior year, putting a pause on the march of style as if to say that these are the new staples, and all hell can break loose next season.

That’s not to say that the new fall styles are easy-care—they aren’t. Designers opted for some of the most difficult constructions and embellishments for this year’s collections, ensuring that what was once the reserve of the fashion revolutionary will soon be the purview of the mall and the middle class.

Fluorescent furs, mannish, matchy pantsuits, and origami-style outerwear are just a few of the trends that are moving quickly from catwalk to street, meaning that dry cleaners will soon face the specific challenges they pose—if they aren’t facing them already.

November 29, 2012
Four Fall Styles That Could Be Problematic for Dry Cleaners — Part 2: Fur

CHICAGO — Designers opt for some of most difficult constructions and embellishments for this year’s collections

CHICAGO — The fall 2012 couture and ready-to-wear shows in Milan, New York and Paris offered up a variety of elegant, self-assured looks that were, for once, neither shockingly over-the-top nor snoozingly sedate. If anything, designers refined and reiterated the trends of the prior year, putting a pause on the march of style as if to say that these are the new staples, and all hell can break loose next season.

That’s not to say that the new fall styles are easy-care—they aren’t. Designers opted for some of the most difficult constructions and embellishments for this year’s collections, ensuring that what was once the reserve of the fashion revolutionary will soon be the purview of the mall and the middle class.

Fluorescent furs, mannish, matchy pantsuits, and origami-style outerwear are just a few of the trends that are moving quickly from catwalk to street, meaning that dry cleaners will soon face the specific challenges they pose—if they aren’t facing them already.

November 27, 2012
Four Fall Styles That Could Be Problematic for Dry Cleaners — Part 1: Patterned

CHICAGO — Designers opt for some of most difficult constructions and embellishments for this year’s collections

CHICAGO — The fall 2012 couture and ready-to-wear shows in Milan, New York and Paris offered up a variety of elegant, self-assured looks that were, for once, neither shockingly over-the-top nor snoozingly sedate. If anything, designers refined and reiterated the trends of the prior year, putting a pause on the march of style as if to say that these are the new staples, and all hell can break loose next season.

That’s not to say that the new fall styles are easy-care—they aren’t. Designers opted for some of the most difficult constructions and embellishments for this year’s collections, ensuring that what was once the reserve of the fashion revolutionary will soon be the purview of the mall and the middle class.

Fluorescent furs, mannish, matchy pantsuits, and origami-style outerwear are just a few of the trends that are moving quickly from catwalk to street, meaning that dry cleaners will soon face the specific challenges they pose—if they aren’t facing them already.

October 25, 2010
Kreussler Launches New Solvent System at Detergo

MILAN, Italy — German chemical company Kreussler & Co. announced a new solvent system at Expo Detergo early last week. Known as SystemK4, the process is safe and environmentally friendly, Kreussler says.

The process centers around a new solvent, SolvonK4. The solvent is biodegradable and nonhazardous according to current European regulations, Kreussler says, and still delivers cleaning results on a par with perchloroethylene.

October 18, 2010
GreenEarth Names Italian Licensor at Detergo

MILAN — Kansas City-based GreenEarth Cleaning announced it has signed a new master licensor for Italy at the opening of Expo Detergo on Friday. Bologna-based equipment manufacturer FMB Group will have exclusive rights to license and distribute the silicone-based solvent throughout Italy.

October 29, 2009
Styles of The Season (Part 2 of 3)

There are always challenges for drycleaners who try to clean couture garments and their off-the-rack imitations, but for the most part, the styles coming off the runways this fall tended toward the conservative, our annual Fashion & Fabricare issue reports — perhaps due to recession.

We take a look at the runways of Milan, New York and Paris to find the constructions and styles that will challenge drycleaners in the months to come.

‘BIKER CHIC’

October 28, 2009
Styles of The Season (Part 1 of 3)

There are always challenges for drycleaners who try to clean couture garments and their off-the-rack imitations, but for the most part, the styles coming off the runways this fall tended toward the conservative, our annual Fashion & Fabricare issue reports — perhaps due to recession.

We take a look at the runways of Milan, New York and Paris to find the constructions and styles that will challenge drycleaners in the months to come.

‘1940s’

August 7, 2009
Expo Detergo Changes Dates

MILAN, Italy — The organizers of the massive Italian drycleaning show, Expo Detergo International, have changed the dates for the event. The show will now take place Oct. 15-18, 2010, at the Rho Pero Fairgrounds in Milan, Italy. In addition, Expo Detergo’s board of directors and Fiero Milano Tech, its exhibition-services firm, have decided to offer reduced registration fees for exhibitors.

December 26, 2008
Cleaning the Latest Fashions Safely

When one thinks of haute couture, one thinks of the emaciated models who never smile and walk like they have a displaced hip as they show off world-famous designers’ creations. But there’s more to it than what’s depicted on television and in the glossy magazines. Look beyond the fashion-model stereotype and the weird clothes — not many people can buy these garments.

December 24, 2008
Styles of The Season

Haute couture runways in Milan, New York and Paris reveal the challenges that lie ahead for drycleaners in American Drycleaner’s biggest fashion preview ever.

LACE

Once reserved for prudish Victorian and funereal fashions, lace was essential to this year’s sexy see-through styles, with peek-a-boo patterns adding to the look’s updated oomph.