https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:47:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092625 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:06:11 +0000 April 2092625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>kk -- you're so right, leather cleaning is shockingly high.&nbsp; I washed my jacket *after* the expensive professional cleaning failed to remove the choking mold fumes.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092608 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:44:26 +0000 kkards 2092608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ha, i would never have thought to wash leather...might try this on an old NAS piece that i have. don't wear it much because i hate the price of dry cleaning </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092599 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:28:24 +0000 Angie 2092599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are dead right. Leather jackets are ROBUST. Suede gets grubby though.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092549 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:41:46 +0000 JAileen 2092549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a stinky handbag and I put it in a plastic bin with aquarium charcoal. &nbsp;The stink went away after a month or so. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092547 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:11:13 +0000 Theodora 2092547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have have 30 year old leather jackets and suede jackets, tops etc. that look fabulous! &nbsp;Just keep out of sun, or dye will fade. &nbsp;They were so well made, and the jackets have a much nicer, heavier lining than used today. &nbsp;(In the interest of honesty, my husband was a women’s suede/leather clothing designer. &nbsp;So I have WAY more than most would. &nbsp;Went out of business in 1994..)</p> <p>I just wish I could fit in the skirts and beautiful leather pants - hard to believe I was ever that small! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092431 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 01:51:16 +0000 April 2092431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jess, no, that may be the one thing I didn't try! </p> <p>I gave the jacket away years ago, however, so maybe whoever ended up with it was smarter than I was about what to do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092383 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 21:28:41 +0000 Anonymous 2092383@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve washed leather belts, boots, and jacket , and as long as they are properly dried no harm came to them.<br /> Good post, leather is expensive and trying to preserve and use our leather products it as long as possible is the goal and to not be wasteful.</p> <p>@April Did you use Oxi products to help remove set in odor? Most newer machines have an Oxi setting and it’s perfect for removing deep stains and odors, a little bit Downy helps too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092371 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:32:06 +0000 nemosmom 2092371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>That's great to hear, April! Thank you for posting!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have read horror stories of folks who send their leather jackets to leather dry cleaners, and the jacket ends up shrinking - but not the zipper - so there is a 'wave' of bumps on the zipper when it's closed. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had my eye on a second-hand lined bomber jacket. I showed photos to my dry cleaner to get an estimate on cleaning and conditioning. They won't even clean it because of the sherpa lining :(&nbsp; <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's good to hear the washer didn't destroy your jacket (bummer that you couldn't get the smell out, though!)<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092366 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:10:53 +0000 April 2092366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SF, I think it was kind of a standard acetate lining.&nbsp; </p> <p>The jacket is pictured <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-nas-items-jackets">here</a>&nbsp;if anyone is curious.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092363 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:58:26 +0000 Style Fan 2092363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to know, April.&nbsp; Do you remember what kind of lining the jacket had?&nbsp; I am trying to imagine how to wash a leather jacket.&nbsp; Sending one to the cleaners is so expensive.&nbsp; I usually use a damp cloth to freshen mine up.<br />I think leather is very resilient.&nbsp; All of my leather bags, shoes, belts and jackets have lasted a long time.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/encouragement-for-nemosmom-re-leather-jackets#post-2092360 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:49:14 +0000 April 2092360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Didn't want to hijack <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/long-term-care-maintenance-of-well-made-pieces">Kari's thread</a>&nbsp;but I wanted to let you know that in my experience, leather jackets are not particularly fragile.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I went through a saga with one that I LOVED but which had a moldy smell that I could not get rid of.&nbsp; (It came that way and I mistakenly believed it would fade.)</p> <p>I tried EVERYTHING.&nbsp; Just so you&nbsp; know, one of my desperate moves included throwing it in the washing machine, with detergent.&nbsp; More than once.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>It didn't work for the bad smell but neither did it harm the jacket. </p>