Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're like us, you're sometimes willing to throw a favorite old shirt in the dryer and take the chance it may shrink, just to ...

I’ll admit it—I’ve always viewed garment care labels as mere suggestions. If I used the gentle cycle, mild detergent, and air-dried an item, I figured I was basically dry cleaning at home. Turns out, ...

In response to a reader who has noticed more and more dry-clean-only labels on clothing, our critic explains why they are increasing and how to properly wash clothes. By Vanessa Friedman See more of ...

New York City stylist Liz Teich says that most items commonly dry cleaned don't need to be. Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’ve gotten into the habit of lugging your wool knits, cashmere cardigans and ...

We’ve been taken to the cleaners. Consumers are beginning to understand that clothes with “dry clean only” labels don’t always require professional servicing — and that there are easy home remedies to ...