The Mens Shoppe

10/10/2026

Discover the perfect blend of quality and style at The Mens Shoppe, your trusted destination for men's fashion in Strathroy since 2011. Our family-owned business offers a carefully curated selection of shoes, clothing, and accessories designed to help you express your personal style with confidence—no matter the occasion. Whether you're updating your everyday wardrobe or preparing for a special event, we've got you covered.

Explore our full collection online and elevate your style today: themensshoppe.ca

10/10/2026

10/09/2026

How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part IV – Protecting, Storing, and
Cleaning your Clothing

How to Properly Store Men’s Clothing & Shoes

Shoe Trees
Wooden shoe trees should be a mandatory purchase for any man who wants to get more than a couple years out of his leather shoes. They maintain the shape of the shoe and prevent the leather from warping in a way that would promote premature cracking. They also absorb excess moisture from the soles and leather. One set will do; just switch them into your most recently worn leather shoes.
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10/08/2026

How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part IV – Protecting, Storing, and
Cleaning your Clothing

How to Properly Store Men’s Clothing & Shoes

Hangers
Wire hangers are useful when you lock your keys in your car – not in your closet. His point is wire hangers can permanently damage your clothing, especially woolens as they create unsightly creases that are very difficult to remove. Spend a little extra and purchase better hangers (at least ¼ inch thick) and suit hangers (at least 1+ inch thick at the shoulders). In the case of the suit hangers, if you don't get one from where you shop, you’ll spend a little extra, but this is a small price to pay to properly hang a $500+ jacket.
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10/07/2026

How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part IV – Protecting, Storing, and
Cleaning your Clothing

How to Properly Store Men’s Clothing & Shoes

General Guidance & Environment
Try to store your clothing and footwear in a cool, dry, clean, and dark environment. All four of these factors are important to re**rd bacterial growth, discourage insect infestation, and prevent UV damage and color fading. If clothing is going to be hung for more than 1 month without being worn, consider placing it in a breathable garment bag to prevent dust accumulation.
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10/06/2026

How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part IV – Protecting, Storing, and
Cleaning your Clothing

A Man Needs to Know How to Iron or Steam His Clothing

Nothing compares with the look and feel of freshly pressed 100% cotton shirts. Ironing is what gives a shirt its body and character; the sharp creases at the collar, the perfectly pressed French cuffs, and the smooth drape of a perfectly pressed back signal attention to detail. Non-iron fabrics are quite popular, especially with traveling businessmen.

Steaming, whether using a professional steaming machine or an iron with this built-in function, is an excellent way to quickly remove wrinkles from delicate fabrics. Unlike ironing, there is less chance you’ll damage the fabric as you do not touch it with hot metal. However, steam is not as effective on cotton for this very reason, and it’s almost impossible to get a crisp look when steaming a cotton shirt.

Also, great care should be taken when steaming a wool jacket or other pieces of clothing that are shaped; it’s very easy to blow out seams and create a billowed look where the fabrics connect.
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10/05/2026

How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part IV – Protecting, Storing, and
Cleaning your Clothing

Minor Garment Repairs & Alterations

Most large problems start off as small ones; it’s our lack of immediate action that leads to these issues escalating. Are your trousers too tight in the backside? You’ll very likely split the seam before you lose the weight. Best to have the trousers opened up an inch – they’ll look and feel better.

Does that suit jacket button look like it’s going to fall off? Cut the string and repair it tonight; once it falls off and you lose the button, you’ll either spend hours trying to match it or spend money on an entirely new set.
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10/02/2026

How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part IV – Protecting, Storing, and
Cleaning your Clothing

Polishing and Protecting Your Footwear
In the section of our series we will focus on “How to shine your shoes” and “How to waterproof your shoes.”
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10/01/2026

How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part IV – Protecting, Storing, and
Cleaning your Clothing

Maintaining a Wardrobe

Day to Day Maintenance

Brushing Your Suit Jackets and Trousers

All it takes is 30 seconds and a clean brush with stiff bristles to clean your clothes after each wearing. Brushing your suit jacket and trousers after each wear is important because it removes the dirt and food that has accumulated on the outer layers before they have the chance to settle into the fabric. Once this happens, the fabric can be damaged as the food bits decompose and/or attract insects. A huge upside to brushing your clothing is that it can double to triple the time between visits to the cleaners – simply brush and air out and you’ll be ready to go in a 24 hours.
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09/30/2026

How to Build Your Wardrobe: Part IV – Protecting, Storing, and
Cleaning your Clothing

Maintaining a Wardrobe

Why Maintain and Protect Your Wardrobe?

3. It will save you money.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. All it takes is a few moths to do hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth of damage to your fine woolen clothing. Although re-weaving can in some cases repair holes up to one inch in diameter, why go through this painfully expensive process when proper preparation before packing can eliminate the risk of your suits being eaten? Protecting your wardrobe costs much less than having to buy replacement clothing every few years. More to come on how-to later in this series.

4. It instills discipline.
Proper wardrobe maintenance requires discipline; it’s ongoing and requires us to carve time out of our busy schedules to address it. Like servicing your automobile, tending to your home, and maintaining a strong relationship, the discipline required to properly and consistently maintain your wardrobe is a small reflection of the larger way in which you live your life.
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