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Brides Ltd -
Caring
for your products
GOWNS
Upon receipt, remove all packaging. Let down the train from
the hanger and allow the gown to hang freely in a warm room,
away from direct sunlight.
Although we will do our utmost to minimise creasing, this cannot
be avoided and some pressing may be required. Press with a cool
DRY iron, following the guidelines on your iron for the fabric.
Refer to your garment label for fabric fibre content. Do not
allow water to touch the fabric, as watermarks will occur from
the dispersal of fabric dressings. If watermarks do occur, then
dry-cleaning should remove them successfully.
Don’ts
1) Do not store long term in plastic dress covers. They are
suitable for hanging the dress before the wedding, but not for
long-term storage as they:
a) Let in light that can fade the fabric
b) Do not allow for changes in humidity: in extreme cases this
can cause condensation and mould
c) PVC covers will disintegrate after several years and particles
may fall onto the fabric of the dress
2) Do not store in a normal cardboard box. Unless made with
special pH neutral board, all boxes contain acid that passes
into the dress fabric causing discolouration / yellowing.
3) Wardrobes, drawers, suitcase linings, colour dyes in clothes,
will all have an effect on the purer fabrics of a wedding dress
if it lies next to it. It is always best to separate a wedding
dress from any other item and to surround it with an acid free
medium.
4) NEVER wrap the wedding dress in BLACK tissue paper. All coloured
tissue paper contains dye, which will affect the dress. Place
the dress in a genuinely dark place, and tissue paper should
be white and acid free.
5) Although OK short term, don't hang a dress on a hanger long
term, to avoid stress on the seams and shape.
6) Never Store the dress in the attic. All sorts of disasters
such as a leaking roof, general damp, and insects can affect
a dress in the attic, even if it is well protected!
Do’s
1) Do have the dress cleaned, by a dry cleaner who specialises
in cleaning wedding dresses. Cleaning removes stains that may
show later on and cleaning fluid can be an insect deterrent.
2) Follow simple sensible rules; store away from light, heat,
damp, etc.
3) Always store in a pH neutral medium - with tissue paper that
is acid free, (tissue paper will BECOME acidic, if in a non
acid free box, and would need to be changed regularly.) 4) A
Wedding Dress Storage Box needs to be sturdy enough to eliminate
light, protect from dust and accident, be of a breathable material
i.e. not plastic, and be pH neutral i.e. contain no acid or
alkali. A box made of heavy board with a fitted lid will protect
from insects providing there are no gaps between lid and base.
5) Keep your Wedding Box in a warm dry spare room that has no
history of insects (NOT attic) and insect damage, damp etc will
be totally minimised. 6) Once packed away, check on the dress
every 6 months or so to ensure nothing untoward has happened
to it, and unpacking the dress and repacking e.g. once a year,
can help prevent any creases becoming too permanent.
VEILS
Carefully remove outer packaging and allow your veil to hang
for approximately two weeks prior to wearing. This will allow
any creasing to drop out naturally. If creasing appears stubborn,
or time is limited, try hanging in a humid environment to speed
up this process.
Never try to iron or steam your veil. The delicate fabric is
made from nylon fibres and will damage very easily with heat.
Never try to use any form of chemical on your veil, as this
may shrivel the fabric.
Veils with beading attached need to be handled with care, as
the beads are glued onto the surface of the fabric and are not
guaranteed cleanable. Veils without scatter or scallop beading
can sometimes be very gently hand washed in a bathtub then immediately
hung to dry. Do not wring the fabric to avoid excessive creasing.
Care must be given when wearing your veil, as the delicate fabric
is vulnerable to snagging on items in passing, i.e.: rose bushes,
shrubs and children’s feet!!
TIP: If wearing your hair down,
in order to avoid your veil from slipping through your hair,
try forming a knot at the scalp by moving the veil comb in small
circular movements close to the hair roots, then pushing the
comb downwards and into place.
SHOES
Receiving your shoes:
Upon receipt, remove your shoes from their packaging and inspect.
Ensure that you have received the shoes in the correct size
as ordered.
Check that the size on the shoes correspond with the size on
the box.
Check that you have a left and a right shoe! .
Check that there are no blemishes, marks, scuffs etc, and that
you are happy with their appearance.
To try on the shoes:
Wear stockings to ensure that the shoes do not become marked
in any way.
Always try on the shoes whilst standing on a carpet, in order
to protect the shoes from damage.
Make sure that there is enough room at the end of the toe to
allow for a little swelling of the feet. Maybe try to try on
in the afternoon, as your feet, if they have a tendency to swell,will
have done so.
Walk around in the shoes for a few minutes to check comfort.
If the shoes are a little large, try an insole. This will take
up approximately a half size, and will add to your comfort!
For children this is a good idea, as it can lift the foot slightly,
lifting the ankle bone clear of te outside rim of the shoe.
Storing your shoes:
Once you are satisfied with your shoes, carefully re-wrap them
and place inside the box, away from heat and direct sunlight.
Had your
shoes dyed?:
If you have had your shoes dyed, you are strongly advised to
apply a coat or two of a water-resistant coating. The dyes are
usually water-based and will bleed if they come into contact
with any moisture - This includes standing on grass, during
photo sessions, or the slightest rain drops/drips from hand-washing
etc!
After the
Wedding:
For more long-term storage of your shoes, make sure that they
are dry and clean, re-warp in tissue and place back in the box.
Seal the box if possible to avoid insects getting inside!
Store in a cool dry place, away from damp, heat and direct sunlight.
Attics are not considered appropriate places for the storage
of such items!
It is possible to send your shoes back to us for dying, so that
you could wear them as evening shoes in the future.
It is possible to re-dye shoes that have already been dyed,
but only to black! The cost of thhis service is £20 plus
£5.00 P&P
Telephone or e mail if you wuld like your shoes Re-dying.
Please allow up to 3-4 weeks for this service.
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