For my first Mumsnet message after a long period of lurking, I'm going to start with something impersonal, on behalf of my friend.
DD and I have just been at her house helping her sort out stuff after her recent wedding, as her DH is away doing something for university.
She is very pleased with herself for having saved about £100 by washing her own wedding dress instead of dry-cleaning it, and it looks lovely. She has now realised that her DH's wedding outfit is mucky beyond belief. Although she knows that tailored jackets need to be dry-cleaned, both of us have heard conflicting things about other bits of menswear. She is not convinced that dry-cleaning will even work, as their local cleaner has let her down before. So, to get to the point, how would anyone go about cleaning the following garments?
Wool/cotton mix suit trousers (black and covered in mud)
Microfibre crew-neck top (tag says hand wash, have heard this material doesn't wash well)
Polyester (2 types) waistcoat (black/pink with spilt drink down the front).
All advice will be passed on. If necessary, friend's DH will be despatched to Crap Cleaners on his return!