Peter Millar pieces cleaned and hand-finished by Alex's Dry Cleaning Valet.
Heritage & Expertise
Peter Millar, Cared For by Alex's Team
Peter Millar was founded in 2001 in Raleigh, North Carolina, beginning with a single luxury cashmere sweater and building its reputation on refined American sportswear and luxury knitwear — Italian-milled cashmere, soft pima cotton, and performance fabrics that bridge the worlds of country club, course, and city. The brand is celebrated for its understated elegance and the exceptional hand of its sweaters and layering pieces.
Fine-gauge cashmere and merino are easily ruined by the wrong process: aggressive heat and agitation cause irreversible shrinkage, felting, and pilling, while harsh solvents strip the natural oils that give the fiber its softness. Alex's specializes in exactly this kind of delicate knitwear, treating each piece by hand to protect its loft and shape.
Specialist Care
How Alex's Cares for Peter Millar
Each Peter Millar piece is inspected, hand-treated for spots, gently cleaned to preserve fiber softness, and hand-blocked back to its original shape before pressing.
Italian-milled cashmere
We clean cashmere sweaters cold and gentle, never with the heat or agitation that felts and shrinks the fiber, then dry them flat so the loft and hand stay intact.
Fine-gauge knit structure
Delicate knits are hand-blocked back to their exact measurements after cleaning so the body, cuffs, and hem never stretch out or sag.
Pima and supima cotton knits
Soft cotton pieces are washed and finished to keep their smooth surface and color depth, avoiding the dulling and graying that harsh processing causes.
Pilling control
Every sweater is hand-inspected and de-pilled where needed, removing the fuzz that collects at cuffs and underarms so the knit looks new again.
Quarter-zip and trim finishing
Zippers, plackets, and ribbed collars are pressed and shaped by hand so the hardware lies flat and the trim holds its crisp line.
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
Peter Millar Garment Care FAQ
How do you clean Peter Millar cashmere without shrinking or felting it?
Cashmere felts and shrinks permanently when exposed to heat and agitation, so we never machine-process it that way. Each Peter Millar cashmere sweater is treated by hand using a gentle, cold, low-agitation method that protects the fiber's natural oils, then dried flat and hand-blocked back to its original measurements. This preserves the soft hand and loft the brand is known for and prevents the felting and stretching that ruin fine knitwear.
Can you remove pilling from my Peter Millar sweaters?
Yes. Pilling is normal friction wear on cashmere and merino, and it gathers at the cuffs, underarms, and sides. As part of our knitwear service we hand-inspect each Peter Millar piece and carefully de-pill it, lifting away the fuzz without damaging the knit so the surface looks smooth and new again.
Do you pick up Peter Millar knitwear in San Francisco?
Yes. Alex's Dry Cleaning Valet has served San Francisco and the Bay Area door-to-door since 1984 — so we come to you. Simply text 415-338-9318 to schedule a pickup, and we'll collect your Peter Millar sweaters and knits from your home and return them hand-finished and ready to wear.