Most women have an assortment of formal dresses and gowns stashed somewhere in their closet, even if they do not wear them very often. Most save their wedding dress, though that may be preserved and out of the way. Others have dresses from events they have attended, and they may have been a bridesmaid a time or two for friends. Those that live solely in jeans and tee shirts still have a few in the back of the closet for things like funerals and job interviews because they know they are going to need them from time to time. No matter how often you wear these items, you need to know how to care for them so they are there when you need them again in the future.

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Dresses and gowns can often go neglected because they are not worn as often as other items in the closet and are pushed back and forgotten until they are needed. This means that when someone pulls out a gown from the back of the closet, it has a distinct smell that tells you that it has indeed been hibernating inside of a small space with little to no ventilation. You may have to take your gowns and dresses out to be dry cleaned if this is the case. That smell will ruin your look for sure. If your closet is easily accessible and aired out often, you may not have this problem.

Next, never put a dresses and gowns away until they have been cleaned. Some need a special trip to the dry cleaner to be cleaned, and some people put this off until later. Though the gown or dress may seem clean to the eye, there are still things that get into the fabric that will stain or cause odors that no dry cleaner will be able to remove if left dirty for a long period of time. Everyone sweats, and other oils from the body are also released all of the time. No matter how briefly you wore an item, it has bodily fluids on it that will ruin your dress or gown. Do not put something in the closet to clean later. Leave it out until you get it done, and then stash your dresses and gowns away in good shape.

If something happens, you should always mend or repair your dresses and gowns right away, just as you should have it cleaned right away. You may think that you would fix it later, or that the small tear or missing button is no big deal, but you may not think that the next time you get it out to wear. As with the cleaning detail, do not stash the dresses and gowns away until you have fixed them. In many cases, you may pull your item out expecting to wear it right away only to discover that you forgot to fix it and it is unwearable. That is not the best discovery when you are in a hurry.

You may be tempted to throw out old dresses and gowns when cleaning out your closet, but that is not always the best idea. Your wedding dress should stay with you as long as you are still married, and though it may not seem like it, it may be something your daughter will want to wear, even if she turns her nose up at it when she is younger. Older dresses can be hemmed and altered to make them into more modern dresses, and things come back into style every so often. If a dress is special, don't let anyone tell you that you have to get rid of it. Just part with dresses and gowns that are out of date and have no particular sentimental value to them. That is the way to keep your closet in manageable order.