Mrs. Roles takes unique steps to ensure the proper process, care, and formulas are used to clean and preserve your garments. We utilize a “built soap,” preparing special mixtures of cleansers depending on the job at hand. That way, Mrs. Roles prevents unnecessary risk and guarantees the highest quality product possible. Our expert staff members have more than 30 years of experience, and we are a member of the National Cleaners Association. Mrs. Roles specialists are regularly interviewed in leading publications including Martha Stewart Living and Good Housekeeping.
Mrs. Roles is trusted by many of Manhattan’s premier clothing & couture retailers to provide the most delicate hand wash process to keep fine garments pristine & new.
Who was Mrs. Roles?
Mrs. Roles was a laundress at the turn of the nineteenth century. After beginning a successful laundering enterprise from her home, she officially opened Mrs. Roles Private Hand Launderers. By the time of her death, the business was established and carried on by her family.
In 1949 her heirs retired, selling Mrs. Roles Private Hand Launderers to the Lutzky family, who had also been in the laundry business since the turn of the century. Today, the business is managed by Daniel Lutzky, the third generation of his family to operate Mrs. Roles.
Some of our famous clients include…
- The American Museum of Natural History
- Leron Linens
- Metropolitan Museum of Art – Textile Conservation Department
- Georgia O’Keefe Museum
- Fine Hand Laundering References
Fine Hand Laundering References
New York linen stores, department stores, photography studios, and linen and lace dealers, as well as private clients interested in fine hand laundering of their linens, garments, and antiques use our services.
- In April, 1991, we were mentioned in "New York Woman" Magazine, in an article entitled "What Dreams Are Made Of" concerning the care of antiques.
- We have been mentioned many times in articles in the New York Times, most recently on January 9, 1997, in the "Consumer's World" section, in an article titled "Where To Find It" - Laundry Science.
- Mrs. Roles' was also listed in the April 1997 edition of Martha Stewart's "Living" Magazine, in an article about collecting antique linen and lace, and in the service directory.
- More recently, we were mentioned in the Best of New York issue of "Self" Magazine. On p. 158, are listed the Top Clothing Docs, and under Rx for Tough Spots columnist Ruth J. Katz (one of our customers) tells of our removing "impossible" stains from a very expensive jacket; "Mrs.Roles' Private Launderers, New York City This was the first stop for the owner of an off-white Valentino suit
smeared with hand cream (the tube opened inside a suitcase), then splotched with the dye of nearby clothes."
