- Store your dress in a dress bag that is unzipped so that the dress can breath. Lay it flat on the floor, or under your bed.
- Sew dress shields in before you wear the dress. This will avoid getting any sweat stains on the delicate fabrics.
- The front center panel corners are typical points of wear. You might want to put some clear nail polish on these points to give them a little extra strength.
- If you do get wear on the center panel corners, find a magic marker in a color as close as possible to your dress color. Fill in the white areas, then cover with nail polish.
- White satin cleans up well with baby wipes.
- If you do need to clean an area, be sure to test the fabric in an inconspicuous spot first. Try a baby wipe or Oxy clean wipe to remove the stain and let air dry.
- Sewn sequins can be replaced. Simply get a swatch of matching sequins, snip off as many as you need, and hot glue them back into place on the dress.
- Do not dry clean your dress. Sewn sequins and glitterball fabrics will lose their sparkles. If necessary, you can have the cotton lining replaced.
We are always receiving new suggestions for dress care. If you have any tips to offer your fellow dancer's, please pass them along. E-mail us at AineDesigns@msn.com and we will post them on this site.