How To Care For Your Beaded Dress
• It is important to follow the care label on your beaded dress for care instructions.
• A beaded dress can only be handwashed in cold water or taken to a specialist short cycle dry cleaner.
• The best way to store a beaded dress, in the long term, is to lay it flat or gently folded in a garment bag or drawer with acid-free tissue paper.
• Carefully spot clean the beaded dress with cold water, when necessary.
Beaded dresses are a timeless and elegant choice for a special occasion. A beaded dress is a style that you will want to wear to weddings, black tie events, and formal occasions. Therefore, proper care and maintenance is essential to ensure that your beaded dress is ready for every event. This guide will show you how to clean, store, and protect your beaded dress. It is also important to follow the care label on your beaded dress for care instructions.
Quick Tips for Caring for Beaded Dresses
• Cold water handwash or specialist short cycle dry clean only
• Do not iron
• Store flat to avoid bead strain
• Spot clean minor stains with cold water
• Treat as delicate, avoid contact with sharp and rough surfaces & treat with care
Can you machine wash a beaded dress?
No, you cannot machine wash a beaded dress as this will cause damage to the beads, loosen the stitching, and cause beads to fall off the dress. Beaded dresses can only be handwashed in cold water or taken to a specialist short cycle dry cleaner who has experience cleaning beaded dresses.
How do you store a beaded dress?
The best way to store a beaded dress, in the long term, is to lay it flat or gently folded in a garment bag or drawer with acid-free tissue paper. In the short term a beaded dress can be gently placed on a clothes hanger.
Beaded Dresses
The intricate and detailed design of a beaded gown is stunning, and is perfect for weddings, black tie events and everything in between. An artful and sparkling design will leave you looking and feeling radiant. The purchase of a hand beaded dress is one full of excitement. You've RSVP'd, you've gone shopping and now you have scored your dress - all that is left is wearing it on the big day.
After you have made your beaded dress purchase, you may go to think - how do I care for it, store it & maintain its beauty? These are valid questions as you will want to ensure that your hand beaded gown is in perfect condition for years to come.
Caring For Your Hand Beaded Dress
A hand beaded gown is the perfect dress to make a statement and is suitable for many special events including those important weddings, rehearsal dinners and black-tie events. Therefore it is important to always treat your hand beaded gown with delicate care. The delicate nature of the fabric and the beading means it should not be put into contact with any sharp or rough surfaces. Some things that should also be watched out for are heels, textured clutches or over the shoulder bags and anything else that could cause damage to it or rub against the beading to cause friction.
Storing Your Hand Beaded Dress
To further assist with the care of your handed bead gown it is important to store it properly, especially when you are travelling to a destination wedding or another special event. A garment bag will help you travel in confidence with your gown. A garment bag is durable and will provide the perfect safety net for your dress whether you are travelling on a plane or in the car. You can use a garment bag to carefully store your dress by folding it up. If you are not travelling, then it is recommend to keep your hand beaded dresses neatly folded in a drawer, this way the gown will not risk being stretched over time as it would when it is hanging up on a coat hanger for a longer period of time.
Maintaining Your Hand Beaded Dress
It is important to follow the care instructions of your beaded dress as not all beaded styles can be dry cleaned. Those that can must be done as a specialist dry clean or a professional short cycle dry clean. The best place to find out how to care for your dress is to read the care label on the inside of the lining, this will help you to best understand how to wash and maintain your beaded gown.
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Updated on 21/07/2025
