How To Take Care Of Your Daughter’s Prom Dress
While prom may not be a big deal to some, it’s a very important milestone in your teenage daughter’s life. Of course, she will pick out a dress she adores and wants to last for years to come, whether as a special memory of prom or to wear to other events. So, how can you take care of her new prom dress?
Wrinkles
When the new dress arrives home, make sure it has room to breathe. Nothing should rub on the dress so as to prevent wrinkles. If the dress does incur wrinkles, get them out before prom. Most dress retailers will offer a final steam the day before prom, but if not, take the dress to a dry cleaner to be pressed. Alternatively, place the dress on a hanger on the back of your bathroom door. Turn the hot water on in the shower, close the door, and leave the dress to steam for around 15 minutes to remove wrinkles.
Storage
Whether she’s gone for a short flirty dress or one of the classy white prom dresses in 2018 at Peaches Boutique, it ought to be dry cleaned before storing it. Stains may happen, and they will ruin the dress. The longer you wait to get rid of a stain, the longer it has to soak in and do permanent damage to the dress. After prom, have the dress dry cleaned before storing it.
Formal dresses should be stored in a cool, dry place that is dry and not hot. Try to avoid storing the dress anywhere with tons of natural sunlight, too, as it can cause severe discolouring to the dress with time.
Remember to check on the dress often to make sure it’s not being damaged. An ideal storage place is on the top shelf of a wardrobe. Lay the dress flat within a garment bag or sealed box. Don’t store a special dress in places like storage units, basements, or attics.
Stains
Stains are just the pits and must be treated immediately. The first step is to identify the stain so as to remove it accordingly:
- Grease – Wash the dress in warm water and place the stain on paper towels. Rub dry using a pre-treatment liquid spray. After, was in warm water and hang the dress up to dry.
- Makeup – Dampen the stain with a warm towel and lightly press a liquid detergent or colour-safe bleach into it. Finally, wash the dress in warm water and hang up to dry.
- Sweat – Gently rub a damp bar of soap on the stained are and apply a liquid detergent to the sweat stain. Wash it and hang to dry.
- Outdoor stains and grass – Use alcohol to wipe off the dress and apply a colour-safe chlorine bleach to rub the remaining stain.
If the stain is really bad, take the dress to a professional for spot cleaning.
Use these tips to ensure your daughter’s new prom dress remains as good as new, both before and after prom night.
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Dress shown is lovely. Thanks for the information in regards to appropriate care of prom dress.
Buying prom dresses can be so daunting but you’ve given some great tips thank you
Cool ideas.
Great tips. Thanks for the article and all the ideas.
Great tips going to pass these onto my sister for my niece
Great tips thankyou 😊
We best get saving for when my niece is old enough.
That was really useful
Prom was very important to my daughter last year and the whole prom thing is huge now. This dress is absolutely stunning
I had a prom when I left school in 2o00 and it was just becoming a ‘thing’, now I work in a school it is such a huge thing and a lovely way to celebrate several years of hard work for these students. Some great tips – thank you.
Great ideas 😁
OMG this dress is absolutely beautiful x
The dress is really beautiful xxxx
Great tips, thank you!
great tips
Prom isn’t a big thing in the UK.
When I was younger it was unheard of in the U.K. Now my eldest has started senior year I’m finding out that around our way it’s now all the rage, I think it’s making more of an impact now.
Great advice, you never know what to do with things like this – thank you
Prom is such a special event so this is a great post on preparation so thank you! 🙂
Its my neices prom this year – wish i had these tips a few years ago
THANKS
Great advice!
Some great tips, thank you for the useful information
fantastic idea’s I will be using some of them
Excellent:)
Really useful information
Some great tips to pass on Thanks
Some good tips thanks!