I figured I would ask this question here since almost all of you gals are dealing with wedding/wedding related outfits. When it comes to these heavy formal outfits (lehengas, saris, churidaars etc), what is the best way to store them so that the kaam/color is preserved? How do you all store them?
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Well I’ve stored my wedding joras the following way:
- Folded joras carefully in malmal (which is muslin, I guess?)
- Put neem ke patte on top, did not allow the leaves to touch the actual fabric or kaam.
- Put everything into a clear, sealable plastic bag.
- Put plastic bag into a plastic bag that I got from Shakir’s, an awesome shop in Karachi. Facebook
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hang them in a separate drawer inside out
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why did you put neem kay patte on top of your jora?
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^Neem ke patte are supposed to have anti-bacterial properties and are a natural alternative to phenyl ki golis. Phenyl golis have ruined several of my MIL's suits, as well as my own mom's sweaters because the ones that you get now are not amazing quality and tend to melt, discolouring the kaam and fabric. I obviously didn't want to risk that with me wedding clothes, so I went for the leaves...
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not only taht but the stench they leave behind is yuck!
my wedding jora is wrapped in malmal... inside out and then sitting in a box with some cloves in it.
my fromal outfits are folded inside out with a thin sheet of paper in between the folds where the kaam is so that the work doesnt damage or imprint itself on the back of the kameez or whatever it touches. i have either hung them in garment bags or folded them and put them in airtight bags (the really heavy stuff that i can only wear to a wedding etc)
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my outfits are wrapped and sealed into clear plastic bags. others are in garment bags of their own.
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wrapped in malmal than put them in a plastic bag and once or twice in a year put them out for fresh air.