1. Periodically wipe down leather with a lightly damp sponge to clean off surface dirt.

2. When you store the coat make sure it has room to breathe. If it doesn't have room to breathe or gets too hot it may dry out.

3. Don't spray hairspray or perfume while you are wearing the jacket. These type of sprays on your jacket will damage the finish.


4. Avoid wearing pins on the leather, it will just create a small hole that could turn into a bigger one over time.

5. When your coat becomes wet, let it dry slowly at room temperature with plenty of room to breath. Excessive heat will dry your coat out and can make the leather stiff.

6. If you get a stubborn wrinkle in your jacket you can iron it out with a clothes iron. Put thick paper or a towel over the wrinkle and use an iron on a low setting. Make sure you don't use something that might bleed color in between the iron and the jacket.

7. Lastly, when you hang your jacket use a coat hanger, not a wire hanger. A wire hanger may alter the jacket's shape and make the shoulders look bad. Leave some room on either side of the jacket so it can breathe.

Answered by G Singh , an ibibo Advisor, at 11:13 PM on March 07, 2008