Hand-washing clothes with care extends the life of your pieces, especially delicate materials like silk or embellished fabrics.

Separate your wash by color. Use hot water for whites and cold water for darks. Standard laundry instructions right? Wrong. Times have changed, as have our washing machines, laundry detergents and ...

Think back to when you were taught to do laundry: You probably learned a set of hard-and-fast rules — separate your wash by color; hot water for whites and cold water for darks — that you’ve followed ...