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Care & Aging
Rainy Season Raincoat Care: What You Need to Know
To make your raincoat last, it's the small steps before and after wearing it that really matter. Some raincoats are treated with water-repellent finishes, while others feature parts joined using special techniques—so it's important to care for each one according to how it's made.
Living with Natural Materials: Nurturing Your Hand-Woven Basket Bag
Kago bags occupy a unique position: they're practical baskets designed for carrying things, yet they've also become established as fashion items in their own right. With their cool, refreshing appearance and the natural texture, coloring, and softness that only genuine materials can offer, kago bags have a lot going for them. Here are some tips for using your kago bag for years to come.
Time to rethink how you care for the backpack you use every day
A backpack that lets you move around freely even while wearing it, and carries your belongings securely—once you have one, it becomes a truly handy companion. That's why it's important to choose one that suits your needs. And if you learn the basics of care and maintenance, it can become a trusted partner you'll rely on for years to come.
Your first copper item—how should you use it?
Copperware is something we all think we know, yet often don't. Although it's a metal, copper is surprisingly light and has excellent heat conductivity. Thanks to these qualities, copper items serve us well as cooking tools and interior accents alike. Why not bring a bit of copper into your everyday life?
The Magic of Time: How to Nurture Cordovan Shoes
Cordovan, a type of horse leather, is often called the "diamond of leather" because of its beauty and the laborious process required to extract it. With careful use, cordovan shoes develop a remarkable shine and deepen in color over time. As a classic style of leather shoe, they're an item you can keep wearing for years to come.
Pay attention to how you fold each item to keep it looking neat and lasting longer
To keep winter clothing that you don't wash or send to the cleaners every time looking neat, it's important, in the long run, to prevent wrinkles and shape distortion through proper folding and storage methods. Here, we introduce folding and storage methods suited to winter fashion items.
As the year draws to a close, why not set aside some time to take care of the items you love and use every day?
As the year comes to a close, we'd like to introduce some care items that come in handy when tending to your favorite belongings, along with a selection of helpful articles on care and maintenance that we've featured on ZUTTO this year. With a little "see you again next year" in mind, why not take some time to care for the things you love?
Tweed Care: What You Should Know Especially in Winter
Tweed—a fabric that adds both warmth and a touch of sophistication to your winter wardrobe. It's a wool textile with a long history in Scotland, said to last through three generations if cared for properly. Here, we introduce some self-care tips for keeping your tweed winter items looking their best for years to come.
Five Steps You Can Take Now to Enjoy Your Coat for Years to Come
Coats come in all kinds of materials and designs, but from the very first day you slip one on, even a small bit of care can change how it ages and how long it lasts. This time, we'll introduce coat care and styling tips for long-term enjoyment, framed as "5 steps you can start today." Please try these out with the coat you already own.
Caring for Natural Materials in Winter: What You Should Know (Wool, Cashmere, Mohair)
Unlike synthetic fibers, natural fibers have a wonderful quality of growing more beloved over time, much like a close friend you've come to know well. This time, we're looking at the care of wool, cashmere, and mohair—natural fibers that become especially familiar to us in the autumn and winter months. While these textiles share many common traits, each fiber also has its own particular points to watch for and its own approach to care.
Care that prevents pilling, so your tights last for another year
Tights are an essential part of women's autumn and winter fashion. Since they're not too influenced by trends, it's common to wear the same pair again the following year—only to find, once you go to put them on, that they're covered in pills and wrinkles. Here are some points to keep in mind so you can wear your tights with care and enjoy them again next year.
Scandinavian accessories in leather and pewter that age beautifully over time
Leather and pewter accessories passed down among the Sámi people of Lapland in Scandinavia. Behind them lies a deep love for nature and animals, along with delicate handcraftsmanship. Be sure to enjoy the way both the leather and pewter change with age.
How to Keep Wearing Your Favorite Printed T-Shirt for Years to Come
T-shirts are a type of top that's difficult to keep wearing season after season past a single summer. Printed T-shirts in particular, worn again and again in countless outfits and washed just as many times, inevitably wear out faster than other pieces. With that in mind, let's focus on printed T-shirts and look at some tips for making them last so you can wear them for years to come.
Take care in how you wash the things you love
The act of "washing" is a form of care. There are many different ways to wash things, but by choosing the right method for each item, your favorite belongings will last even longer and become all the more precious to you. Why not take this opportunity to reconsider how you wash the things you own?
Enduring affection across time: reflecting on the charm of vintage beads
Vintage beads that have been passed down since the early 20th century gain character with the passage of time, and their inherent rarity makes them all the more special—qualities that naturally inspire a desire to treasure and care for them. Here, we introduce the charm of these vintage beads, along with care methods suited specifically to vintage pieces.
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