You may think any dry cleaner can handle this important task for you. Not all dry cleaners are created equal.
You want one that has been handling wedding gowns for a long time. This gives them experience in the many intricacies of gown construction and proper care. Not all gowns are the same, and each one needs special processing designed for that gown.
First, It is important to realize that 99% of all “dry cleaners” offering wedding gown cleaning do not do the work themselves, they send your gown to a mass production facility. A facility that is geared to production, not perfection. We reclean gowns all the time that are still dirty. Good workmanship takes time and manual attention by skilled eyes.
Ask if they do the work in-house themselves. If they do, ask a few more questions.
Avoid cleaners with inexperienced employees who really do all the work.
Avoid cleaners who have not developed a wide selection of custom cleaning agents and spotters.
Ask what industry associations they lead within.
Avoid cleaners who clean one or two dresses per month as a side sales item to their main business.
Over the years we have seen and have heard many terrible stories from people who have brought a half-ruined dress to us to see if we could salvage it. Here are just a few things we have seen:
Silk washed with water and permanently ruined with a crinkle pattern left in the fabric.
Fabrics fibers breaking down from the use of too aggressive cleaning agents. Speed was more important than the time to clean it properly.
Damage to delicate lace, netting, and beadwork from rough or automated machine handling.
Loss of sheen, fabric looks dull, unlike the original.
Application of too much heat breaking down synthetic fibers in the fabric.
Frankly problems like this happen much too frequently. Unfortunately, we see them after the damage has been done.
Chicago Wedding Dress Cleaners is different.
We design a method to handle and care for the unique needs of each gown.
We draw from over 30+ years of experience in handling all types of gowns.
We evaluate any spotting and map a plan properly remove any spots, seen or unseen, from the fabric over our multi-step process.
Each gown is hand pressed to optimize the appearance and prevent damage to the gown.
All clients inspect our work before the final step of sealing package to preserve the gown.
Relax and let us sweat the details.
You may think any dry cleaner can handle this task for you. Not all dry cleaners are the same.
You want one that has been handling wedding gowns for a long time. This gives them experience in the many intricacies of gown construction and proper care. Not all gowns are the same, and each one needs special processing designed for that gown.
First, It is important to realize that 99% of all “dry cleaners” offering wedding gown cleaning do not do the work themselves; they send your gown to a mass production facility. A facility that is geared to production, not perfection. We reclean gowns all the time that are still dirty. Good workmanship takes time and manual attention from skilled eyes.
Ask if they do the work in-house themselves. If they do, ask a few more questions.
Avoid cleaners with inexperienced employees.
Avoid cleaners who have not developed a wide selection of custom cleaning agents and spotters.
Ask what industry associations they lead within.
Avoid cleaners who clean one or two dresses per month as a side sales item to their primary business.
Over the years, we have seen and heard many terrible stories from people who have brought a half-ruined dress to us to see if we could salvage it. Here are just a few things we have seen:
Silk washed with water will be permanently ruined with a crinkle pattern left in the fabric.
Fabric fibers break down from the use of too-aggressive cleaning agents. Speed was more important than the time to clean it properly.
Damage to delicate lace, netting, and beadwork from rough or automated machine handling.
Loss of sheen, fabric looks dull, unlike the original.
Application of too much heat breaking down synthetic fibers in the fabric.
Frankly, problems like this happen much too frequently. Unfortunately, we see them after the damage has been done.
Chicago Wedding Dress Cleaners are different.
We design a method to handle and care for the unique needs of each gown.
We draw from over 35+ years of experience handling all types of gowns.
We evaluate any spotting and map a plan properly to remove any spots, seen or unseen, from the fabric over our multi-step process.
Each gown is hand pressed to optimize its appearance and prevent damage to the gown.
All clients inspect our work before the final step of sealing the package to preserve the gown.
Relax and let us sweat the details.
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