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    40s Dorothy O'Hara dress armpit marks, worth trying to clean?

    I have this Dorothy O'Hara dress that frankly I am bit obsessed with and I am sure there is someone who would love it as much as I do but it has a couple flaws that I don't know if they are worth trying to remedy or if it could hurt the value if I mess with it too much. First off, I am not...
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    1940s Dresses Mildew Is there any hope?

    Hi this is my first post here! I was wondering if anyone had some advise, I have some black 1940s rayon dresses with mildew on them. I was told the only way to remove mildew is bleach. Has anyone had any success removing mildew from rayon? Is there another way to go about this or should I just...
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    Edith Head - Airport Collection

    I'm looking for advice in cleaning this dress. It still has all of the tags but no care instructions. The label says 50% Trevira and 50% Rayon. The collar, trim, and cuffs are vinyl. The lining feels like Rayon. Hand wash or dry clean? I'm sure my local dry cleaner doesn't have any...
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