Treasured Garment Articles

Treasured Garment Articles

Cleaning

TGR Original: Angela’s Wedding Gown Journey

They say rain on your wedding day means good luck in your marriage, and Angela certainly had that. Her sparkly gown was going to shine no matter what! With rain outside and dancing the night away, Angela needed to clean her gorgeous dress after her

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Vintage

TGR Original: 1800’s Wedding Dress Heirloom

Family heirlooms hold a special piece of history that gets passed down from generation to generation. The Payseur family made it a point to preserve their piece of history that’s over 120 years old: a great grandmother’s wedding gown from 1895. Alice E. Prevo married

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Wedding Trends

Royal Wedding Dresses Inspire The Masses

Styles of wedding dresses come and go with the times. From the puffy shoulders of the ‘80s to the newer bohemian style 2-piece dresses, there’s always a new trend around the corner. With the royal wedding only a few weeks ago, the new Duchess of

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Associations & Awards

Treasured Garment Restoration Receives Diamond Award

Congratulations to our Treasured Garment Restoration team for winning the Mpls St Paul Magazines Diamond Award for Outstanding Bridal Preservation This is a huge honor for us and we would like to thank everyone that voted for us! “The expertise with which this eco-friendly company
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Wedding Trends

A few of the Most Expensive Wedding Gowns

The average wedding gown in 2017 cost $1,211, but that doesn’t even come close to some of the most expensive wedding gowns of all time.  These designers are always trying to be at the height of fashion and the top of the price range! Starting

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Wedding Dresses

Wedding Traditions Around the World

Whether or not you’re into the traditions of weddings, they exist in every country and culture you can think of.  Here in the United States we have tossing the bouquet and not seeing the bride before the wedding, but what do a few other countries

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Featured

TGR Original: 70 Year Old Pin Up Dress Restored

Rolf Armstrong & Jewel Flowers circa 1940 Jewel Flowers was an iconic American pin–up model from North Carolina.  She was a favorite of well-known WWII pin-up artist, Rolf Armstrong, and collaborated on many portraits with him during her 20-year modeling career.  The two met when

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Vintage Restoration

TGR Original: 116 Year Old Heirloom Restored

Customer Heather MacLeod remembers seeing this dress for the first time when she was just a little girl. Pulling it from its box, she was immediately attached to its history and sentimental value to her family.  It’s typical for garments over 100 years old to be in

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