How to take care of designer clothes?

There are only five significant differences between alleged "designer" clothing, and something you bought at Wal-Mart for $15.

1. The "designer" brand has a reputation, so the materials are likely to be of better quality. The Wal-Mart shirt has a production cost of maybe $3. The production cost of the "designer" shirt might be $10-$20 or so.

2. The "designer" shirt cost many millions a year in marketing. The Walmart item cost little.

3. The "designer" shirt costs you $100-$300.

4. The alleged "designers" name is attached. That person is very unlikely to be the designer at all. The Wal-Mart shirt just as some common brand name like "George".

5. The "designer" brand has alleged value, but really it will be 70% off at the official outlet at the end of the season, so it has no real value.

Just follow the tag. My wife uses laundry bags for her "designer" items in the same way as she handles non "designer" items of the same material. For example silk.

I do find it kind of funny that a quality no-name silk shirt costs only about $20-$30, but the same basic shirt with an alleged "designer" label will cost $200.

If you think the person who's name is on the label designs the stuff, then I got some Colorado beach front property, and some magic beans to offer you.

Designer clothes all have detailed care instruction on a label inside the garment. Follow the instructions on the care label. If it says "dry clean only" The keep it OUT of the washer. If it says hand wash only then wash it ONLY by hand in cool water. If it says machine wash cool and hang on the line then do NOT put it in a dryer. Designer -and all other -clothes can be wrecked when you don't follow the care instructions. To keep your expensive pieces looking their best a long time dry clean things that need dry cleaning, hand wash things that need hand washing, and only wash and dry and the temperature on the care label.

Yep.

Don't wear them places the my could be damaged e.g don't wear them out walking your friend's dog or wear suede boots in the rain.

When you wash them look at the instructions. I cannot stress this enough. Don't just think you have a t shirt so put it in any old wash. Really have a look because designer clothes often need to go in a hand wash, dry cleaning, hand wash cycle or a delicate cycle. Typically I find them to be much more delicate. I don't wash mine above 30-40 because they often can't take it.

If you don't have many designer items then consider wearing them only in the most important times. The more you wear the faster they wear out.

They should have care instructions inside the garment on a tag.