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If you envision making your dress available for daughters or granddaughters to wear in future years, you will need to pay careful attention to cleaning and storage.

Professional Cleaning and Preservation

The first step in preserving your gown is to have it professionally cleaned as soon as possible after the wedding (but at the least within one month) to avoid stains settling in permanently. When you take it to the cleaners, ask about their cleaning process. Some things to keep in mind:

• Gown should be turned inside out during cleaning
• Gown should be cleaned individually, if possible, and not with other gowns
• Stains should be hand cleaned, and should include anti-sugar stain treatment that will remove some stains (e.g. champagne) that other dry cleaning methods will not.
• Headpiece should be packaged separately after cleaning to prevent browning of the gown.
• Bust and shoulder pads should be removed to prevent browning of the gown.
• Tissue paper and an acid-free box should be used for storage to prevent acid burns to the gown.
• Ask to see the dress before it is packed to inspect for stains, etc. If the dress is packed some place other than on the cleaners' premises, and it does not violate any preservation guarantees, unseal the box and, wearing gloves, inspect the dress before resealing it.
• Store the dress in a place with reasonably even temperatures and low humidity. The attic or basement is not recommended.

To do it yourself:

After the dress has been professionally dry-cleaned (with bust and shoulder pads removed), wrap it in a clean, all-cotton sheet or clean muslin and store appropriately.

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