shopgirl61
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I have my mothers 1956 wedding dress that I was finally able to obtain from her, a year ago:eusa_clap I will get around to posting a picture here..
Mom never had it professionally cleaned and boxed as todays modern brides do, therefore it followed her all rolled up and kep't in a bottom dresser drawer, amazingly enough, I don't know how it survived all those years with no tears, holes or major issues other than some yellowing here and there and, of course a nice musty vintagey smell that we all know and love when we encounter such on our vintage prowls. All by itself, the dress weighs about 8 lbs, 7 ft train, 110 circumferance (took a hoop petti under i'm sure)
This was no store bought frock! mom had it custom made by a lovely italian seamstress, based on a magazine picture my mom had saved before she ever knew she'd even marry.. my late Daddy boasted so, about how he paid $500 CASH for the dress.. sigh...swoon! that was alot of moola in the day! and of course, he first saw it at the church, the look on his face in the color home movie footage of their wedding day, said it all.. swoon again!!
So, how would I go about getting this wedding gown cleaned & preseved? I don't feel walking into a regular ole dry cleaner would work as i'd soon rather keep it folded up (which in itself was a monumental task) and in a cedar chest.
I would however trust the nice little italian seamstress with it?, it is afterall a ooak and, imho, the most gorgeous dress evah!!
Do chime in with your thoughts!
The lady in waiting
Mom never had it professionally cleaned and boxed as todays modern brides do, therefore it followed her all rolled up and kep't in a bottom dresser drawer, amazingly enough, I don't know how it survived all those years with no tears, holes or major issues other than some yellowing here and there and, of course a nice musty vintagey smell that we all know and love when we encounter such on our vintage prowls. All by itself, the dress weighs about 8 lbs, 7 ft train, 110 circumferance (took a hoop petti under i'm sure)
This was no store bought frock! mom had it custom made by a lovely italian seamstress, based on a magazine picture my mom had saved before she ever knew she'd even marry.. my late Daddy boasted so, about how he paid $500 CASH for the dress.. sigh...swoon! that was alot of moola in the day! and of course, he first saw it at the church, the look on his face in the color home movie footage of their wedding day, said it all.. swoon again!!So, how would I go about getting this wedding gown cleaned & preseved? I don't feel walking into a regular ole dry cleaner would work as i'd soon rather keep it folded up (which in itself was a monumental task) and in a cedar chest.
I would however trust the nice little italian seamstress with it?, it is afterall a ooak and, imho, the most gorgeous dress evah!!
Do chime in with your thoughts!
The lady in waiting
