Specialist Christening Gown Cleaning & Preservation
Gentle, expert care for christening gowns and heirloom pieces — cleaned, and preserved in an acid-free box to pass down for generations. We send a packing kit, collect from your door, and return your gown fully insured — from £49, shipping included.
Fully insured door to door · Fixed price · Packing kit included
Fully insured
Door to door, every order
From £49
Fixed price, no quotes
Packing kit included
Prepaid both ways
Specialist since 1986
Four decades of garment care
An heirloom deserves specialist hands
A christening gown is often the most treasured garment a family owns — worn by one generation, stored for the next. But years in a drawer or loft leave their mark: fabric yellows, old stains deepen, and a musty smell settles into delicate silk, lace and cotton. Ordinary cleaning isn’t gentle enough for something this fragile and this precious.
We treat christening gowns the way heirlooms should be treated: a gentle, fabric-appropriate clean that lifts age-yellowing and storage marks, deodorises long-stored fabric, and handles antique lace and delicate embellishment with care. Then, if you choose, we preserve the gown in a museum-grade acid-free box so it’s ready for the next christening, decades from now.
No hunting for a specialist, no working out postage. We post you everything you need, you send your gown back in the prepaid kit, and it returns to your door — fully insured the whole way.
How it works
1. Order online
Choose clean, or clean and preserve. Fixed price, shipping included.
2. We send your kit
A prepaid packing kit arrives at your door.
3. Post it back
Pack your gown and send it with the prepaid label.
4. Cleaned & returned
Cleaned, preserved if chosen, and returned fully insured.
The specialist process
- Gentle, fabric-appropriate cleaning for silk, lace, cotton and heirloom gowns
- Age-yellowing & storage-mark treatment — reviving gowns stored for years
- Ozone deodorisation — lifts the musty smell of long storage
- Antique lace and delicate embellishment handled with care
- Accessories included — bonnet, bootees and shawl cleaned with the gown
- Museum-grade acid-free preservation boxing — to pass down for generations
Simple, fixed pricing
| Christening Gown Clean | £49 |
| Clean + Acid-Free Preservation Box (heirloom) | £119 |
Accessories (bonnet, bootees, shawl) included. Every price includes insured door-to-door collection and your packing kit. Typically returned within 7–10 working days.
Why Re:Finery
Re:Finery is the national mail-in service from the team behind Altrincham Dry Cleaners, specialists in garment care since 1986. We built it to bring four decades of expertise to people anywhere in the UK who don’t have a trusted specialist nearby — with fixed pricing, a packing kit included, and full insurance from your door and back. Real specialists, not a courier with a laundry contract.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We use a gentle, fabric-appropriate process for silk, lace, cotton and antique gowns — the right level of care for something this fragile and this precious, not standard cleaning.
Very often, yes. Age-yellowing and storage marks are among the most common things we treat on stored gowns. Some very old or set-in oxidation can’t be fully reversed, and we’ll always be honest with you about what’s achievable before we proceed.
A museum-grade, acid-free box designed for long-term storage. It protects the gown from the light, acids and moisture that cause yellowing over time, so it stays beautiful and ready for the next generation.
Yes — the bonnet, bootees and shawl are cleaned with the gown as part of the service, at no extra cost.
Yes. Long-stored fabric holds a musty odour that ordinary cleaning won’t shift. Our ozone deodorisation lifts it gently, without harsh chemicals.
Yes — fully insured from the moment it leaves your hands until it’s back with you, in transit and in our care.
Cleaning is £49; clean and preserve in an acid-free heirloom box is £119 — both include accessories, shipping and your packing kit.
Christening and naming-day gowns, heirloom and antique gowns, shawls and accessories. If you’re not sure, email a photo and we’ll advise.
Ready to care for a family treasure?
Fixed price, fully insured, kit included. Posted anywhere in the UK.