Adding different fashion attires to your wardrobe lets you enjoy a diverse collection. You can either wear them on various occasions or recycle to form a new style. The alterations, for instance adding embroidered patches, are perfect to add a personal touch to the existing clothes as a restoration effort. However, today’s article is about vintage clothes and ways to repair and pamper them. 

Benefits of Vintage Clothing

The clothes of the very early 1900s, or the era even before that, are called vintage.  Many people around the world showcase affection towards such clothes. In a few households, they have been passed down from generations, stored to recall the memories and trends of the old era. 

The best part about vintage clothes is that they are highly durable. There was no use of synthetic materials back then, which means the garments were of natural fabric. This feature has made them survive till today. However, it also depends on how a person takes care or stores vintage attires.

Moreover, they are the symbol of nostalgia. There are some people alive from the early 1900s who love to recall the memories of buying or wearing these clothes during their childhood. Restoring vintage garments is beneficial for the environment too as you are reducing the waste.

Some of them look even better than today’s clothes, which you wear on certain occasions. This is the apt way to celebrate the past and even connect with it to learn the craftsmanship of that time. You collect creative ideas to implement in modern fashion.

Tips to Restore Vintage Clothes

Gentle Cleaning

Treat the vintage clothes as gently as possible. There is a possibility of some kind of buildup on them. Therefore, the cleaning is necessary, particularly when you have not used them for a while. First and foremost, search the care label. If it suggests just dry clean, then do not opt for any other washing techniques. Consult an expert for the dry cleaning process. Even if there is no care label, it is better to prevent machine washing. 

Furthermore, if they are okay to hand wash, use a gentle detergent alongside cold water. Hot water is often not appropriate for treating fabrics. Also, rinse thoroughly and avoid pressing or twisting too hard to squeeze the liquid. 

Assess the Damage

It is valuable to know what sort of damage the vintage clothes have encountered. Is it just the buildup which will merely require the cleaning or washing process? Or, is it something else, like ripping? Also, sometimes, it is just about losing a button. In that case, the process is simple. Pick a button similar to the rest on the vintage shirts and sew. 

Some damages are more intense like some sort of stains. For this purpose, you cannot depend on needles and thread. A dry cleaning expert, as illustrated before, can aid in a proficient way. 

Modernize

There is a possibility of modernizing your vintage attires as well. Such garments should not limit your creative skills and retain their original shape or motifs. You can work on resizing the waist, shorten the hem or sleeves and even adding buttons of a modern fashion to add components of personalization. 

Furthermore, one can go for custom patches, again retaining the style and artwork of your choice. Even a few sellers offer vintage patches which comprise shades and maybe embroidery of the vintage era. You can either use one or many, depending on how you would like to represent your personal flair.

Storing Properly

Another vital factor is the proper storage of vintage garments, either for display or for future use. Look for a place that will work flawlessly for keeping the fabric and colors intact. It is better to avoid hanging as this can stretch those clothes, letting them lose their original condition.

Furthermore, fold them gently and neatly and consider a dry as well as cool place for storing. The interaction of these garments to insects like moths is possible. Therefore, you should cedar balls to keep them away. 

Conclusion

The preciousness of vintage clothes is obvious. They are lovable because they remind you of time you have never been to. Also, some of you have seen that era and have worn these clothes. Such people would love to recall memories of wearing them in the first place. However, the challenge is to take good care of vintage clothes and go for methods for proper restoration. 

First and foremost, you should identify why the damage occurred or what of the damage it is. For instance, does the vintage clothes require only the cleaning or more, like the use of needle and thread. Once you figure out the problem, you can easily work on the solution. In terms of washing vintage garments, avoid using harsh chemicals and dry clean, especially when the care label is suggesting to do so. 

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