25 Must-Haves To Repair Your Wardrobe

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24-05-2025

The Pink Stuff can do just about anything cleaning-wise, including getting rid of grime and dirt on your beloved Crocs!
A portable fabric shaver to defuzz sweatpants, coats, all kinds of garments that have started to pill because they're worse for wear! Just be sure to test a small, hidden part before going whole hog on that midi overcoat. I did that to my actual midi coat I've had for ~7 years, as you can see/learn about below.
And a cashmere comb that'll work on a variety of sweater materials (not just cashmere!) because you CAN take a fabric shaver to sweaters but you SHOULD use a gentler method.
Leather Honey conditioner will breathe new life into all kinds of tired-looking leather, like on boots, purses, and more. It's nontoxic, non-oily, and will help your leather goods look and FEEL much better. Oh, and it's water-repellent! It might even have you doing double-takes at those looked-over boots from the back of your closet
A jewelry cleaning kit that reviewers say give them a professional-level on the stuff they wear on the reg like wedding bands. It comes with a silver polishing cloth, a stone cleaner, and a detail brush.
A specific ink remover to transform hand-me-downs that have been etched with Sharpie pens.
And you can use that mighty lil' ink stain remover on pen stains, too!
Promising review: "I don't normally write reviews, but this product has worked amazing. From Sharpie marker on the upholstery to, most recently, ink from an ink pen my 3-year-old daughter got ahold of and decided to draw on my Lululemon bag. Within seconds, the ink was gone!" —Amazon CustomerReviewers say this stuff has also worked on lightening pen stains on a Dooney & Bourke leather purse, ink smeared on a corduroy sofa, ballpoint pen on a movie screen, pen scribbles on a white leather couch, lipstick on a rug, and more.
A $5 brass cleaner potion can bring some shine back to your designer bag's hardware (without a trip to the Louis Vuitton store). It just takes a tiny bit and some patient work with a cotton swab!
A leather stain remover spray that'll turn back time on your leather couch, purse, boots, basically whatever that, despite leather usually withstanding most stains, is really showing its wear. This stuff is transformative!
And clean up leather jackets with a microfiber cloth and this leather cleaner. Cue to you scrounging in the back of your coat closets for the jackets you haven't worn in ages but still haven't had the heart to declutter. It's their time to shine!
Promising review: "This weekend, we cleaned five leather jackets that were completely covered with white mold. We used microfiber cloths and sprayed the leather cleaner on them, and followed the instructions, and we got wonderful results. We could see the leather really getting clean, and the cleaner also gave the leather a soft feel and a nice shine (we like it because it's not too shiny but looks great). It's GREAT!!" —Sandy Z
A shoe stretch spray so you can make those go-go boots you scored at an estate sale or the thrift for criminally cheap work for all your fun ensembles. They used to fit and now they can again!
Some leather zipper boot inserts with eyelets so you'll lace 'em into your Docs you don't wear as often as you should because you hate lacing 'em up when you're just trying to get out the door. Let's get your money's worth out of those boots and make getting dressed so much easier! (Psst, they're made to work with *all* brands.)
Boot-Fix Glue so you can avoid going to the shoe-repair store because it always ends up being MUCH more expensive than you assumed. The only problem with your sole is that it's become detached. Give this a go first.
A handbag organizer with LOTS of pockets that'll help you make the most of that tote you ADORE but REALLY needs far more organization. Or maybe it just (embarrassingly) has pen marks all over inside of it and you're trying to cover it up? Talk about a win-win.
A pack of dual-sided SneakErasers to do nearly everything that pair of Sambas you've been wearing for the past six months need for zhuzhing up. One side will clean soles of scuffs, dirt stains, and grime, and the other side whitens them.
Some liquid fabric dye can give your canvas sneakers a new life. The Rit website has a TON of official tutorials!
And a powder fabric dye could be just the fix for anything whose color you're feeling a little meh about, is a little *too* faded, or would serve you better in a different hue.
Grandma's Secret, an under-the-radar solution with serious stain-removing prowess — like, cleaning grease from denim. (Kinda seems like sorcery!)
A jean button replacement kit in case the problem with your go-to pair is actually the hardware. Yes, $9 for a one-time fix can feel steep. But y'know what's steeper? Finding another pair and then paying for 'em. Oh, and there are MANY replacement buttons in this kit.
Some bra bands that can easily add some extra space to your trusty underthing you aren't quite ready to part with. Bras are incredibly expensive, and these aren't!
A puffer jacket repair kit to work around small rips and tears without having to toss a whole item of outerwear.
A tie-dye kit for a fun solution as an afternoon activity that'll make you wanna wear the piece of clothing for years to come! Psst, this might be perfect for those white T-shirts that have pit or neck stains.
A waist extender that'll help you get FAR more use out of those pants you're nervous about wearing to dinner because they're right on the cusp of being hard to button up. No need to replace! Be free! Use a waist extender!
And on the flip side, a set of jean button pins to save the day when you're in between sizes on jeans you love — with this pin you can tighten up a waist gap on top by using this pin to latch it around the button hole and get a snugger fit without bothering with a belt. Bonus — installation is as easy as pressing it in, no sewing or hammering required!
A four-way cleaning brush will make big moves on those black suede (or nubuck!) boots you decided to shuffle around in the dirt while wearing last weekend. Their days are no longer numbered.
And the same brush can eliminate the evidence of last summer's wear on your suede-footbed sandals. (Cue to you learning this is a fix you can easily make! We're all learning something here.)
Promising review: "So easy and quick. I had no idea I could get these this clean!" —tammi p.
Bright shoelaces that come in a set of 15 colors so you can switch it up depending on that day's whims.
And if you're REALLY into putting in some effort, a leather paint set will help you get creative with some leather shoes and accessories. Sometimes you just need to breathe some new life into a new-to-you accessory. There are LOTS of creative options!