L'AGENCE pieces cleaned and hand-finished by Alex's Dry Cleaning Valet.
Heritage & Expertise
L'AGENCE, Cared For by Alex's Team
Founded in Los Angeles in 2008 by Jeff Rudes — the denim authority behind J Brand — and stylist Margaret Maldonado, L'AGENCE married effortless California ease with the polish of Parisian ready-to-wear. The house is celebrated for its washed silk charmeuse, bias-cut dresses, and fluid evening pieces built from Japanese and Italian fabrics with French-seamed, lined interiors.
Those very details are what improper cleaning destroys: a bias-cut silk gown stretches and ripples if pressed wrong, charmeuse loses its luster under harsh solvents, and delicate French seams pucker. Since 1984, Alex's has specialized in exactly this kind of garment — the dress that cannot simply be sent through a machine.
Specialist Care
How Alex's Cares for L'AGENCE
Every L'AGENCE piece is inspected, hand-finished, and pressed on the grain by our family, never run through a one-size-fits-all production line.
Silk charmeuse
We clean L'AGENCE's signature charmeuse with gentle, fabric-appropriate solvents and hand-finish it so the natural sheen and fluid hand survive every cleaning — never flattened or dulled.
Bias-cut construction
Bias-cut dresses and gowns distort if handled carelessly. We hang, block, and press each piece on the true grain so the drape that flatters the figure returns exactly as designed.
French seams & fine linings
The delicate French seams and soft linings inside L'AGENCE pieces are pressed individually by hand so nothing puckers, twists, or shows through the silk.
Washed silks & crepe
L'AGENCE's washed silks and stretch crepe demand low-heat, careful steaming. We finish them to preserve the supple, lived-in softness rather than over-pressing them stiff.
Premium denim
For L'AGENCE's signature French Jean denim, we clean to protect color depth, stretch recovery, and the original wash — so jeans keep their fit and never come back faded or stretched out.
Pickup & Delivery
Door-to-Door Across the Bay Area
The same white-glove standard travels everywhere we serve. Pickup from your front door, doorman, or garage — returned cleaned, pressed, and ready to wear.
San Francisco
Monday – Saturday
Next-business-day return; Saturday pickups return Tuesday morning.
Peninsula & South Bay
Monday · Wednesday · Friday
Returned on the next scheduled service day.
Marin County
Every Day
Same-day return is the standard — morning pickups come back the same afternoon.
East Bay
Thursday & Saturday
Returned on the next service day.
Wine Country
Monday & Thursday
Sonoma & the Napa Valley — $300 service minimum, or a $75 delivery charge each way.
$75 minimum per pickup with free pickup and delivery across San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and the East Bay. Wine Country (Napa, Sonoma & St. Helena): $300 service minimum, or a $75 delivery charge each way. Same-day service available in most areas for an additional fee.
Common Questions
L'AGENCE Garment Care FAQ
How should a bias-cut L'AGENCE silk dress be cleaned?
A bias-cut L'AGENCE dress should never be machine-washed or aggressively pressed, because the diagonal cut stretches and the silk charmeuse loses its drape. Alex's cleans it by hand with silk-safe solvents and presses it on the true grain so the gown returns with its original shape, sheen, and fluid fall intact.
Do you offer pickup for L'AGENCE pieces in San Francisco?
Yes. Alex's is a door-to-door dry cleaning valet — We pick up and deliver L'AGENCE dresses, gowns, and evening wear right at your door anywhere in San Francisco and across the Bay Area. Simply text 415-338-9318 to schedule a pickup at a time that suits you.
Will dry cleaning ruin the sheen on L'AGENCE silk charmeuse?
Not when it's done correctly. Harsh solvents and high heat are what dull charmeuse and pucker its French seams. Alex's, a family-run valet since 1984, uses gentle, fabric-specific cleaning and careful hand-finishing precisely to preserve the lustrous, lightweight hand that defines L'AGENCE silk.