Here are some before pictures of a wedding gown we cleaned from a bride who was married on a beach. She was able to keep most of the gown pretty clean, except for the bottom. The sand and dirt managed their way into all of the layers of the dress. The middle layer was somewhat protected by the other two layers (Scroll down to see… Read More »Beach Wedding
You wake up in the morning, get dressed, run downstairs and your dog knocks something over and spills on your last pair of clean pants, what do you do now? Or, you are meeting a client in an hour and your lunch ends up in your lap, what do you do now? The first step in stain removal is to determine what kind of stain… Read More »Clothing disasters and how to avoid them
This dress was brought to us 13 years after the bride wore it, celebrated in it, and after a guest spilled a drink on it. She told us that she was, “only getting married once, so why get it preserved?” It turns out that her sister is now getting married and thinks this is the perfect gown and wants to wear it at her own… Read More »Wedding Gown Restoration
Welcome to the Janet Davis Cleaners’ Clean Files Blog! We’re going to post new entries on topics such as special projects we’re working on (for instance restoring your grandmothers 70 year old wedding gown), updates from the fashion industry, and even some tips on maintaining your own wardrobe. I hope you find everything beneficial. Please let me know what you think about our posts or… Read More »Welcome to our blog!