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Which Gowns Respond to Wedding Dress Cleaning and Restoration?

Thinking of getting wedding dress cleaning and restoration done? Here are the kind of gowns that respond best to this treatment. A bride isn’t going to trust just anyone with her wedding dress cleaning and restoration. And who can blame her? Whether it’s new or vintage, it’s not just a gown, it’s a symbol of love, trust, and promise. Picking out a wedding dress is… Read More »Which Gowns Respond to Wedding Dress Cleaning and Restoration?

A Guide to Wedding Dress Cleaning and Preservation

Such an important item deserves just an important treatment. Follow this guide to choosing a wedding dress cleaning service and preserving your dress. A recent study shows that people with big, beautiful weddings are happier and have marriages that last longer. And an essential element to the happiest day of your life is your dress. The dress is the centerpiece of a wedding. The most… Read More »A Guide to Wedding Dress Cleaning and Preservation

Cleaning Your Wedding Dress Before Your Wedding

Everything you need to know about cleaning your wedding gown before you get married. There are a lot of reasons you may need to clean your wedding gown before you tie the knot. There are always risks involved when cleaning bridal gowns, so if it’s not dirty, don’t clean it. If your dress is dirty, then don’t fret, the chances of something happening to your… Read More »Cleaning Your Wedding Dress Before Your Wedding

Store Your Gown Like The Royal Family – Wedding Gown Preservation for the Everyday Princess

Queen Victoria bucked a lot of trends in Great Britain when she married for love, wore a simple yet elegant gown made of English lace and silk, then kept her gown for sentimental reasons and even wore lace from her gown for special occasions and her husbands funeral (to remind everybody of her love for him). Today, Queen Victoria’s gown is cared for by Britain’s… Read More »Store Your Gown Like The Royal Family – Wedding Gown Preservation for the Everyday Princess

Red Wine on a Silk Satin Wedding Gown

This may be every brides worst nightmare – somebody spilled red wine on the front of this silk satin wedding gown. The wine spill is a bit difficult to see in the picture so I put a light box around the affected area in the before picture. The wine spot was definitely visible in person.   We worked our magic on this gown and we were able… Read More »Red Wine on a Silk Satin Wedding Gown

Ines Di Santo Wedding Gown Before & After Cleaning

This is an Ines Di Santo wedding gown that was brought in for cleaning. There is custom bead work at the top that will melt if cleaned using traditional dry cleaning methods and the wedding gown is made of silk so it cannot be wet cleaned. In this case we would normally remove the ornamentation, clean the dress and then replace everything exactly as it came off,… Read More »Ines Di Santo Wedding Gown Before & After Cleaning

Sottero & Midgley Wedding Gown Before and After Cleaning

The bride who wore this Sottero & Midgley Wedding Dress opted for some extreme outside pictures on the honeymoon and dirtied the hem in the process.   The first step in the cleaning process for this wedding dress consisted of a series of baths for the hemline. This eliminated most of the ‘easy’ to remove dirt leaving the tough spots while also being very gentle… Read More »Sottero & Midgley Wedding Gown Before and After Cleaning

Pnina Tornai Wedding Gown Before & After Cleaning

This is a Pnina Tornai wedding gown that was brought to us for cleaning and preservation. The before pictures for this Pnina Tornai wedding dress are on the left and the afters are on the right. Pay particular attention to the hemline. The hemline before cleaning was dirty and had picked up a few things from the ground. After the hem is clean (if you… Read More »Pnina Tornai Wedding Gown Before & After Cleaning

Handling Specialty Items Vintage and Current

Janet Davis Cleaners recently hosted industry expert Jane Zellers who taught several dry cleaners from all over Michigan how to properly clean specialty garments such as wedding gowns, both new and vintage. Jane C. Zellers, CED, consultant, lecturer and former owner of a three store dry cleaning establishment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been involved in the laundry and dry cleaning industry for over 30 years.… Read More »Handling Specialty Items Vintage and Current