by Kathy Wright | Oct 16, 2019 | General, Heirloom Garment Restoration
There’s more than one reason to wear a vintage, heirloom dress! But certainly most people do so for the sentimental value the dress has. We recently restored and restyled this lovely communion gown to be used for a third generation. After restoring the color, we...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 28, 2019 | General, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Preservation
Behind just about every dry cleaner’s counter are a number of preservation boxes with wedding gowns inside. But that does not mean that the wedding gown was cleaned at that shop. In fact, many local dry-cleaners do not clean and preserve wedding gowns in...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 20, 2019 | General, Wedding Gown Preservation
One question our customers frequently ask is “Which method of wedding gown preservation is best – hanging or box?” Our standard answer is “Hanging preservation” if you have closet space. This answer comes from understanding the goals of wedding dress preservation. The...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 11, 2019 | General, Wedding Gown Preservation
A question we are often asked is how do we preserve strapless wedding gowns with Museum Method™ (hanging) wedding gown preservation? Or what about a gown with thin spaghetti straps, or straps made of delicate fabric? Are those small straps supposed to bare the...
by Kathy Wright | Feb 12, 2019 | Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Preservation, Wedding Gown Stories
A Wedding Dress StoryBy Loren R. I searched for my wedding dress at major bridal salons up and down the East coast before finding the dress in Columbus, Ohio at La Jeune Mariee Bridal. The gown I chose was the first dress I tried on and I knew immediately...
