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The first thing is to get the dress well cleaned. No matter how briefly you have worn the dress, you must have it cleaned and dried properly before you put it back in box. Usually the safest way to clean a formal dress is to have a professional dry-cleaner do the job, because a cleaner would know better than you how to clean different kinds of dresses without damaging any part. If your formal dress is not made of textiles that must be professionally dry-cleaned, you can try to do the cleaning on your own. You can hand-washed the dress with cold water and mild detergent and dry it with water-absorbing towels, but you will need to be very careful not to getting adornments off the dress.

Now that your dress has been cleaned and dried, it is time to get it folded in a way that no crease will be caused when you unfold the dress sometime later. You need something soft, free of acid and that will not stain the dress. White tissue paper is the best choice, but you need to read the product description carefully to make sure that it contains no chemical ingredient harmful to your formal dress. The paper is used to stuff the dress where the shape needs to be maintained, like the bodice and the sleeves. It is fine if you just hang the dress up in your wardrobe if you are going to wear it again soon, but if you are going to let it lay rested for a long time, you have to keep it from losing shape by making every part stay in the shape it is supposed to be like on a human body.

Fold the formal dress carefully by the seams. Although some fabric of the dress does not wrinkle easily, it will still get creased if the dress remains folded for a long time. If here is a large piece part without any seam, find a way to have the folding line left at a less obvious place.

After the formal gown is well folded, it should be wrapped with the same thing you used to stuff it. This is to keep the dress safe from moisture and dust that will gradually damage the dress if it is exposed in air. Then find at paper box that is specially made for storing clothes. You can get one from a dress store. Put the well-wrapped formal dress into the box and have the box stay somewhere away from heat and dampness.