Storing A Wedding Dress

[kloofnek]

A daughter of mine is getting wed next June.We already have the dress and I have bought one of these breathable ,acid free storage bags for it.Now i am reading that one should not hang it,one should not fold,one should use a white ...the list is endless...am TOTALLY confused!!!!
Appreciate some advice form someone who has done this..pleeese!

[woofgang]

What is it made of and what is the style?

[Bazile]

I'll ask her indoors - she has stored hers for .. well a lot of years since

[kloofnek]

It is ivory tulle column dress.

[woofgang]

what is the tulle made of?

[kloofnek]

Woolf...here is link to dress:http://www.whiteazalea.com/bride/4608-tulle-one-shoulder-column-simple-wedding-dress.html

[woofgang]

Its very beautiful. You really need to know what the fabric is composed of to know how to store it. e.g Polyester doesn't fade or rot but will crease, Silk both fades and rots and is a b to preserve, cotton is pretty indestructible if kept out of light but the dye is likely to fade, viscose and other tree product based textiles may rot. You should get it cleaned to remove any body acid and so on.

[Mosaic]

I suggest the following: you need a dress box with a fitted but loose lid as the garment needs to breathe (all garments do). You need lots of white tissue - not coloured in case any colour seeps into the fabric.
Pad the floor of the box with rolled tissue then gently(two people best here) lower the dress as if folding it into the box, but onsert rolls of tissue inbetween each layer of dress and each layer of folding, if that makes sense.
Finally gently seal the top of the box with tucked in tissue.
On the day, you will need to gently touch the garment with a cool iron if any creases have occurred.
Hanging anything with beadwork is a bad idea as gravity will pull the beads free from the tulle backing over time. It wouldn't matter if the dress were to be worn next week, but lots of months is risking the beady disaster.
It looks beautiful.

[kloofnek]

My,you are knowledgeable,Woolf!!
You say to get it cleaned...it is brand new...so why do you say that???

[Mosaic]

I think woofie is advising on storage after the splendiferous day

[Robinia]

Email them for advice but I'd have thought synthetic fabric hung in your storage bag and kept very dry and dark would be ok for 7 months.
There's a link for long term preservation at the bottom of the web page
http://www.whiteazalea.com/content/23-wedding-dresses-preservation

[Mosaic]

The fabric would Rob's but the weight of the beads vs the thread used to attach them needs consideration.

[kloofnek]

You too Mosiac,are full of know how.
The stoarage bag,as I have already said,is breathable and acid free,just paid £12 for it.
The beads are sewn onto a lace trim so may not come away ??
Where would I get a dress box from??

[kloofnek]

Robina,did not see that.
I am thinking,the dress bag is designed for folding in half for transportation,so could I fold it and put in a box??

[woofgang]

Oh sorry, I thought you meant storage after the wedding.... How did the dress arrive at you? What was it packaged in?

[Mosaic]

Here's a whole lotta boxes
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=wedding+dress+box+storage&;tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=28731874208&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=435907294021512085&;hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_97yxjxlbn1_b

Other sellers are available.....

I wouldn't box it in the polythene cover bag, but do use that for hanging it in the week or so before the event.

[kloofnek]

Came in a plastic bag!!!!All the way from China...not a crease in it...but it was here in 24 hrs of despatchment by DHL.

[kloofnek]

Mosiac,it is not a plastic storage bag


Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation


Sorry posters,thought I paid £12...my error.

[Mosaic]

OK Kloofie - it looks fine as a bag - but if you fold the dress in a bag then you risk folding creases in.

[kloofnek]

Oh dear...maybe I am worrying for nothing...I have a cotton communion dress of one of my daughters which has been stashed away in the loft in plastic,in a box,for over 35 years and not a mark on it..!!!

if I can find a big enough box ,will wrap it in acid free tissue and hope for the best..then hang it a week or so before wedding...

[kloofnek]

So Mosiac,do you think the bag is ok for storing till next May..forget about the beads as I think with not being attached to the tulle,will be ok...what say you...by the way,being hung up in bedroom...so no damp etc.