Help with cleaning tips for a 1930 wedding dress

[sara.meira93]

Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and was hoping to get some opinions on a recent purchase. I bought this beautiful 1930 wedding dress (accordingly to the seller) with a matching cape. It’s in amazing condition, apart from a reddish/ pink stain right at the front, which is a bit noticeable since it contrasts with the white dress. I suspect it is dye transfer from the flower attachment, some of the petals are made of a silk(?) velvet.
Do you have any tips for removing the stain?
I have had a lot of luck with washing older silks, but I never dealt with something stained.
Unfortunately dry cleaning isn’t an option for now, I don’t have any that I would trust with a vintage garment and have had bad experiences with a lot of the big chain businesses.
I’m not that capable of identifying fabrics, I believe this resembles silk satin.
It was expensive, so if you think it’s too risky I may just leave it or perhaps had a flower embroidery on top of the stain?
Thank you for helping!

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Hi Sara, and welcome to the forums. I would take to a specialist dry cleaner or textile conservator that is experienced in such things: if they can identify the cause of the stain they can apply the right treatment.

I'm sorry to report that it maybe hard or impossible to remove. Other options are to resew the centre front seams to remove the damaged portion or cover it in some way but it's very visible.

Nicole