Leather jackets and coats have become the favourite for many fashion conscious folks. Although these winter accessories look great, you have to spend a good amount of dollars in purchasing them. So it is imperative to store them nicely in summer to keep them in order for the next season. Follow these tips to keep your smart leather wear stay graceful for a long time:

• Get your coat/jacket cleaned professionally to remove all the dirt stains, along with any food left in the pockets.

• Purchase good quality wooden hangers as metal hangers are not suitable for leather coats. You may also go for cloth padded hangers, but take care they are wide enough to support the heavy coats and jackets.

• Leather coats are likely to loose shape when not worn for a long time, so you must stuff them with papers. However, using newspaper or any other paper with acid in it is not at all advisable. Acid free tissue papers are an ideal stuffing material to keep your great fitting jackets in good shape.

• Covering your coat while storing is very essential, but avoid using a plastic cover. Plastic is likely to trap dampness, so use a cloth bag to wrap the coat, which will guard it against dust along with allowing proper ventilation.

• After placing the clean coat in a cover, store it in a cool place to protect the leather from becoming mold.

Try these trouble-free but effective ideas can also be used with any other type of leather good, whether it be a suitcase or an MP3 player case, like the PDair Leather Case for the iPod nano 3G. So while storing your much loved leather coats make sure to follow these guidelines to enjoy their warmth for years.

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