"Patina on suede gloves and boater hats? Yeah, or nay?
- Thread starter BertieWooster
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A vote for leaving as is
As is!
Rue_de_la_Paix
VFG Member
Can we see the hat? I personally would wash the gloves using glove soap and luke warm water, put them and wash your hands with the gloves on. Use a glove form or gently stuff them as they dry, and every so often put them on to help keep down any shrinkage. I do it with my leather gloves all the time. BUT I cannot guarantee results so do what you think is best.
I think it depends on how you see yourself and your personal vintage wardrobe.
There are folks who feel strongly about everything in their wardrobe being pristine and perfect. I had a female relative whose white Keds were always blindingly bright and clean. She stepped an a banana slug while visiting us in Oregon one year, and... it didn't go well for either of them.
Others like the lived in look that says they are comfortable in their skin, and in their clothing. The high quality item that is clearly loved and has been worn, and worn well.
My bias is toward embracing wonderful things that have had a previous life and show it.
There are folks who feel strongly about everything in their wardrobe being pristine and perfect. I had a female relative whose white Keds were always blindingly bright and clean. She stepped an a banana slug while visiting us in Oregon one year, and... it didn't go well for either of them.
Others like the lived in look that says they are comfortable in their skin, and in their clothing. The high quality item that is clearly loved and has been worn, and worn well.
My bias is toward embracing wonderful things that have had a previous life and show it.