Holystic: Singapore’s First Dedicated Sneaker Laundry
PUBLISHED April 8th, 2017 06:00 am | UPDATED July 22nd, 2024 03:25 pm
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Accidentally stepping into a puddle of dirty water – or worse, mud – leaving sand, rocks, and goodness knows what marinating our beloved sneakers to its eventual doom. We tell ourselves that we’d spend a day cleaning everything up, but somehow, we never get down to it.
“The way you are judged is quite dictated by how clean your shoe is.” – Holystic
Thankfully, it seems like we now have a quick solution in our hands. After dedicated sneaker cleaning services sprouted up around several of the world’s coolest cities, including Los Angeles, New York City, and Melbourne, it seemed inevitable that the concept would eventually pop up in Singapore.
Enter Holystic, the first sneaker laundry to launch on our sunny shores. Rather than cleaning your prized NMDs yourself (and potentially risk messing them up), the shop helps keep them fresh and crisp with an impressive spectrum of services, including sneaker overhauls, restoration, de-yellowing, paint removal, and shoe repels. These are mostly achieved using products by Jason Markk, the premiere cleaning brand for sneakerheads, as well as Reshoevn8r.
A basic cleaning sets you back $15 to $20, while an especially detailed cleanup will cost $40 to $45. It’s recommended that you send your dingy kicks to the shop for a detailed assessment before deciding on what solutions work best, as this may differ depending on the condition of your shoes and the material. Even better still, add just $10 for pickup and return right from your doorstep.
As with most good things in life, the cleaning requires a bit of time, from same-day service (yes, you have to top up a fair bit) to a standard five working days. Restorations and repair take even longer, from seven to nine days.
And that’s not all. Perhaps the most exciting service Holystic provides is customisation, whether it’s a Stencil ID ($30) you’re looking for, or a custom add-0n of camo prints, unique colours, and other prints by the in-house sneaker artist.
Is it the time of the sneaker revolution in Singapore? We don’t know, but you can be sure that your all-white sneakers – the staple silhouette for every enthusiast, fashion student, and hipster – will now be pretty clean.
Holystic Sneaker Laundry is located at 501 Orchard Rd, #01-K3 Wheelock Place,
Singapore 238880, p. +65 9460 6660.
