Risk washing a garment that says DO NOT WASH and DO NOT DRY CLEAN in the washing machine?

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battenburg100 · 30/08/2022 15:51

Hi everyone
I would be grateful for any advice as I have no clue what to do.

I bought a new suit jacket ( Polyester 67%, Viscose 29%, Elastane 4% Lining: Polyester 100%) and am unsure how I will keep it clean as the washing instructions are:

DO NOT WASH (ie no contact with water) and DO NOT DRY CLEAN! So how am I to keep it clean?

I am tempted to risk washing the jacket on a DELICATES cycle but this involves water, as does spot cleaning.

I was hoping to wear the jacket to work on a regular basis and now I don't know what to do.

It doesn't make sense to me that a garment can be sold and never able to be washed!

Thanks so much for all your advice.

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NotMeNoNo · 30/08/2022 18:32

I think I'd risk it on a gentle wash. A lot of polyester blazers are washable but being cheap the manufacturer might not have test washed them.

SirVixofVixHall · 30/08/2022 18:56

SimonaRazowska · 30/08/2022 16:25

Oh tricky

I once washed a dress that said: do not wash

It shrunk to doll size when I hand washed it cold

Still remember that sinking feeling as it belonged to a friend. It was a viscose mix

But 9 out of 10 times I have washed stuff and it was ok

But tbh I have never washed a jacket in my life 😁

This happens with viscose and rayon, but it will come back to size if steam pressed. I can’t vouch for this with an accidental hot wash, but at a lower temperature it won’t have permanently shrunk.

SimonaRazowska · 30/08/2022 21:11

@SirVixofVixHall yes. i sort of wet-ironed it and stretched it, it sort of worked but was not perfect

i have viscose dresses myself which can be washed at 40, so random. Must depend on the weave

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