Advice needed on packing gowns . . .please!

[FourForFun]

This is my second attempt at starting this thread, the first one disappeared!

 

Please help! We are leaving in 2 days and I've run into a packing problem. How do I neatly pack my gowns into a garment bag? Do I hang them and then fold the bottoms up and tuck them into the interior pocket? :confused: As suggested, I have my Downy Wrinkle Release, but I'd hate to have to use it on the gowns! Thanks in advance for any ideas you can share!

[ajpack]

I get the long drycleaner bags ( coat size)---put one over the top---put the other one on from the bottom and tape it to the top one. When the dress gets folded in the garment bag, the bags prevent wrinkles.

[Lois R]

Hi:) I agree....I use the drycleaner bags every time I cruise....they work fantastically!

 

Have a wonderful time on your cruise:)

[vjblk]

Yes the drycleaner bags do prevent wrinkles! And using two one at top and then the other at the bottom works. Keeps the bottom from getting messy.

[FourForFun]

Thank you to the voices of experience! I had no idea the drycleaning bags kept the wrinkles away! Can I put one over my head? :D

[ineedacruise]

I take my gowns in dry cleaner bags. I tri fold them and lay them in the suitcase. When I arrive to the ship, I take them out and hang them in the closet. If you dont want to use wrinkle releaser, just have them sent out to be pressed.

[momofmeg]

This is my second attempt at starting this thread, the first one disappeared!

 

Please help! We are leaving in 2 days and I've run into a packing problem. How do I neatly pack my gowns into a garment bag? Do I hang them and then fold the bottoms up and tuck them into the interior pocket? :confused: As suggested, I have my Downy Wrinkle Release, but I'd hate to have to use it on the gowns! Thanks in advance for any ideas you can share!

The wrinkle release is great for cotton shorts; so is a portable steamer but neither I feel would be good for a gown. Do you have a hangup bag? That works good, espeicially if you have your gown in one of those "cleaner" bags or like what they put it in at the store when you buy it. I have also had my gowns in the cleaner bags, lying flat at the top of a duffel bag when I did not take the hang up bag.

 

Unfortunately the biggest thing that "works" is the material of your gown. I learned this the hard way. NEVER take silk, it just does not pack well unless you are ready to factor in the cost of having it pressed. Rayon packs horribly too. Now poly-silks, taffeta's chiffon's, and the poly- velvets do decent. Often with those you can turn the shower on in the bathroom and hang them on the back of the bathroom door and close that door for about 10 minutes. Then they will look great-no wrinkles.

[Happy ks]

I think it was from Jane110, if not I apologize to the original author.

 

Hang your gown on a hanger, cover with dry cleaner bag. Next, pull up the bottom portion of the gown, hang on second hanger and cover that with an additional bag. This will make the garment take the shape of an upper case "N" only backwards, does that make sense to you? It not only protects the bottom portion of the gown, it relieves the weight for a beaded gown.

 

Have fun, I wish I were packing for a cruise right now!

[madelinerose]

Love it! Let me know if it works - LOL! :D

 

p.s. They do work for the clothes, however. Good luck!

 

Thank you to the voices of experience! I had no idea the drycleaning bags kept the wrinkles away! Can I put one over my head? :D