Clothing deserves to be treated with a bit more respect.
On this page you'll find some handy advice on how to take good care of your clothes to ensure you can enjoy your clothes for as long as possible.
Raw Denim
Cold soak in a bucket for 30 min. before 1st wear, inside-out.
Squeeze out excess water.
Air-dry (outside if possible).
Wear for 6 months straight without washing to create a deep patina.
Air it out frequently.
Need to wash? Inside-out, cold wash, low tumble spin.
Air-dry (outside), never tumble dry!
Blue denim/garments dyed with (natural) indigo can bleed color on lighter surfaces. Be careful with light coloured surfaces such as sofa’s, car seating, white sneakers and so on.
How To Wash
Always check the care label inside the garment for advice on how to wash the garment.
Always separate whites from colours. Whites with whites, colours with colours, red with red, dark with dark.
Don’t mix materials. Cotton with cotton, linen with linen, wool with wool.
Always wash the garment inside-out.
Wool doesn’t have to be washed frequently. It’s a natural fibre with the quality to “cleanse” itself when you air it out, especially when it is foggy outside or you hang it in the bathroom when taking a shower. Steam/fog has a great effect on wool, making it fresh again. When it’s absolutely necessary to wash your wool garments, wash them by hand with cold water in a bucket, rinse it out and dry flat. Or wash them cold (max. 20˚ Celsius) with a low tumble spin (400 max.) and dry flat.
In general, fine woven materials should be washed mildly. That means max. 30˚ Celsius, max. 600 tumble spin and never tumble dry.
Use the tumble dry only for bedsheets, towels, blankets, etc. Clothes wear out quicker when you tumble dry them.
Don’t use fabric softener with darker colours, it makes them become more dull in color tone.
Put a maximum of 6 shirts in the machine to prevent heavy wrinkles. Dry them hanging.
Limit washing of denim materials to a minimum, it’s better to air them out.
How To Wax
First, clean the wax jacket with a sponge and using cold water. Wipe down the outside of the jacket. Avoid using hot water, any kind of soap and never put the jacket in the washing machine. If it ends up in the washing machine, it will remove the wax coating permanently and you’ll never be able to properly wax it again.
Take a tin of Barbour Wax Thornproof dressing. Remove the lid, stand the tin of dressing in a container/pot of water hot enough to soften the wax. It should take approximately 20 minutes to melt the wax into a liquid consistency.
Using an old cloth or clean sponge, work the melted wax well into the jacket and paying extra attention to seams, creases and dry patches. Wipe off any excess wax. You should keep the tin of wax in hot water while working, in order to keep it softened. If the wax begins to harden, top the container/pot with more hot water. Ensure you keep the wax away from the corduroy collar, the inside of the jacket and inside of the pockets.
To ensure you get an extra smooth finish, blow over with a hair dryer to even the spread of wax.
Once you’ve re-waxed the jacket, hang it up. Allow to dry overnight in a warm place away from other garments. Be aware the jacket may lose excess wax for a short while, so take care not to get your newly waxed jacket near leather or upholstery.
We recommend you have your jacket re-waxed once a year. You can do it yourself by purchasing the Thornproof dressing and follow the step-by-step guide. Re-waxing is very straightforward and should only require one tin, two if the garment is in a tired condition.