Pants, trousers, slacks – all different names for the same thing. This article is all about pants. The importance of pants is sometimes overlooked, so I’m going to share some important points about pants. In order to make your pants last longer, always buy lined pants. Half-lined (from your waist to your thigh) is fine as well. The lining prevents friction that causes fabric to… Read More »A Few Points About Pants
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
Getting married? Already married? Here are a few important tips to keep your wedding gown in tip-top shape. Always hang your wedding gown by loops inside the gown that are connected to sturdy side seams, never by fragile shoulder seams that can stretch or sag. Never store your wedding gown in plastic bags or vacuum-sealed, plastic wrapped containers because plastic emits fumes that can yellow… Read More »Wedding Gown Tips & Advice
96.3 WDVD hosted the Project Prom Princess prom dress drive last weekend at Somerset Collection South. Thanks to the generosity of their listeners, they collected over 1,300 new and gently used dresses for area girls in need. Janet Davis Cleaners cleaned and pressed the dresses requiring cleaning before they are given away. Here are dresses just before they were delivered back to the Project Prom… Read More »Project Prom Princess Dress Cleaning
Here at Janet Davis Cleaners we feel strongly about giving back to the community. We have volunteered our time, energy, and expertise to help out with Project Prom Princess. We are cleaning dresses collected this weekend free of charge. For more information, read the text below taken from the Project Prom Princess website: Prom is one of the most important events in a young lady’s… Read More »Project Prom Princess
Janet Davis Cleaners is offering to help out job seekers in the Metro-Detroit area by offering free cleaning of their suit for an interview! The offer is simple, if you are unemployed and are looking for a job, Janet Davis Cleaners will clean your suit for free. To receive the free suit cleaning, please visit one of our stores located in either Berkley or Bloomfield.… Read More »Free Dry Cleaning for Unemployed Job Seekers
Last night we hosted an advanced spotting seminar (spotting is the word we use for spot and stain removal within the dry cleaning industry) for local area dry cleaners led by Chris Patten from the A.L. Wilson Company. The theme of the class was to increase your ability as a dry cleaner to remove difficult spots and stains in order to deliver greater value to… Read More »Insurance policy for your clothes!
This wedding gown is a Vera Wang. As you can see, the body of the dress is stayed mostly clean during the wedding, but the hemline picked up a lot of dirt. Because of the delicate nature of silk extra caution was taken during the cleaning process. All of our gowns are pre-treated by hand and then individually cleaned in our unique two bath cleaning… Read More »Vera Wang Wedding Gown
Whether you are headed half way around the world or just to the next town, you want your gown to look fresh and unwrinkled for the ceremony. Here are some tips to help you and your gown travel safely! Traveling by CarSince most shops protect your gown with a garment bag and stuff it with a bust form plus lots of tissue to keep the… Read More »Traveling with Your Wedding Gown
This is a beautiful wedding gown from 1974. The gown was originally preserved (by another company) right after the wedding so there was only minimal yellowing present. Also, because it was preserved, there were no problem areas that developed over time as is the case with many gowns that are not properly cleaned before storage. Note that is is a cream gown with white lace… Read More »Mothers Wedding Gown