How often should I dry clean my suit?

While it's important to keep your suit dry-cleaned for hygiene, doing it too often will reduce its lifespan. The ideal frequency will depend on how often you wear it or to what extent your suit is dirty and sweaty. As such, your body heat, activity, and the suit’s stains largely determine cleaning frequency.
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• If you wear your suit once in a while, you should only dry clean your suit about once or twice a year.
• If you wear your suit at an average of three times per week, you will have to dry clean it every month.
• If your suit is stained, soiled, or stinking due to perspiration, you should get your suit dry cleaned at the earliest to get rid of the unpleasant residues.
• If you have a light-colored suit such as beige or pale shades of colors, they are more susceptible to dirt and staining, and thus, you must dry clean them more often.

Why shouldn’t suits be dry cleaned often?
​The chemicals used in the dry cleaning process can strip and damage the fibers of your suit. The residues of these solvents may even get deposited in your fabric and cause the fibers to become brittle. This way, your suit may start appearing worn-out within a few years or even months.​