https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 22:46:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-962041 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 00:00:29 +0000 Mia 962041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a custom made evening gown that was my grandmothers and she actually met the queen of England while wearing this dres in the 50's. It fits me but I have yet to have the occasion to wear a ball gown. I have it in a fabric garment bag and really should look at proper storage.<br /> If I ever get an invite to the Oscars I am ready :)</p> <p>The few cocktail dresses I have are in a wardrobe with doors (some ventilation holes). So far so good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-961989 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 22:10:28 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 961989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Most of mine were in the closet in the spare bedrooms. Some of my favorites made it into a garment bag that was more fabric than plastic.&nbsp; A few are still in bags since the move and some did not make the cut including a beautiful deep teal silk with black beading and a godet hem..&nbsp; *sigh* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-961883 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:47:00 +0000 Thistle 961883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Evening clothes?!?&nbsp; What are these mystical things of which you speak :)</p> <p>I have a toddler and live in Wisconsin. Formal around here means jeans in any color other than blue. Okay, so maybe not that bad, but pretty darn close! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-961859 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:14:24 +0000 Lisa 961859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have one cocktail dress that I store on the hanger in the original store bag.&nbsp; I also store the shoes for it in the original boxes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-532670 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:41:38 +0000 Janet 532670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My cocktail dresses are in a hanging garment bag in our spare basement closet. There is another hanging garment bag that holds out-of-season clothes and a couple of sentimental items (i.e., my grandmother's coat that is two sizes too big for me). The bag is canvas with a little clear plastic window so you can see the contents. I have one long gown from an inaugural ball four years ago that has its own long hanging bag -- the one in which I carried it home from Nordstrom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-532636 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:54:41 +0000 Mander 532636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both of my formal black gowns are folded up in either a box or in a plastic zip bag that came with a luggage set, intended to hold wet items. I figure if I ever want to wear them again I'll need to have them cleaned first, or at the very least iron them, so it doesn't really matter if they get wrinkled. My wedding dress is in an old suitcase under the bed. I really need to decide what to do with it.</p> <p>Maybe I should find a better way to store them as part of my closet revamp plans... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-532609 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:18 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 532609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn, that reminds me of a book I read recently that was set in Britain during WWII, and a whole female ambulance corps shared a couple of formal dresses since there were no new fancy dresses to be had - whenever someone had a date or went to a dance they could take their pick of the increasingly tattered choices. By the end of the war no one wanted to wear either ever again!</p> <p>I'm pretty sure my wedding dress box is in the garage on a shelf. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531643 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:45:00 +0000 lyn* 531643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only "nice" clothes I have suitable for evening wear are like 4th hand and smell terrible and I'd never wear them (nor should anyone else); hence in the corner. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531608 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:07:30 +0000 Sunita 531608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Err...the only really nice clothes I have are my saris, including my wedding sari. And I *think* those are languishing in a suitcase in my basement. :-o</p> <p>Thanks for the reminder to find them and store them properly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531598 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:39:20 +0000 Steph 531598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All of my (many!!) evening dresses are in garment bags. A few of my cocktail dresses are as well, although I have SO many cocktail dresses that most of those are just hanging in the closet without a cover. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531588 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:17:09 +0000 Mo 531588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do have a garment bag (from the BF's shopping in Seattle at Mario's) that I have my one satin and chiffon dress in. It does have both a clear plastic window you can see the fabric through and a spot for a card, or label, I suppose. That is my one and only 'fancy' dress that's stored lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531585 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:10:28 +0000 danza.armonia 531585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the answers guys!</p> <p>Laura, where do you keep that acid free box? Is it sealed? Do you put cedar in the box?</p> <p>Jjsloane, can those canvas bags fit more than one dress in it? I could put a picture of each of the dresses in there on it potentially.</p> <p>Lyn, do you really? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531519 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:16:31 +0000 lyn* 531519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I roll mine into a ball and stuff it into a back corner of my closet. Do not recommend! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531516 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:15:31 +0000 Jjsloane 531516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think plastic is not so good - emits toxic chemicals or some such. I have mine (what little I have left) in canvas garment bags (supposedly they can breathe - which sounds creepy as I type it). If I had really good stuff I'd do the acid free route (like for my wedding dress like Laura did). I think if you segregated them into a certain type of bag and knew that bag was evening wear it wouldn't matter if it was opaque. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531458 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:06:31 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 531458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Evening gowns, are those like nightgowns? The few formal dresses I have are in a garment bag in my closet to cut down on the dust. But if you've got something floor-length, beaded, strapless, or anything where keeping it on a hanger for a long time might mess it up, storing it in a box may be a good plan. I know that post-wedding I got my wedding dress cleaned and then packed in one of those acid-free boxes with acid-free tissue paper, etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-store-your-evening-wear#post-531447 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:56:18 +0000 danza.armonia 531447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In acid free boxes? Hanging with or without some kind of cover?</p> <p>I've been hanging my evening gowns in my closet with the original plastic covers over them. Some of these were opaque, though, so it was hard to tell what was what straight off the bat. Also, given limited closet space, I'm looking for ways to make it easier to see my everyday items (so that I use them) and gowns are definitely not everyday items.</p> <p>Now that I'm doing a purge and closet re-org, I'm wondering if I should change my system. . .what are your thoughts? </p>