Vintage Apron
How can I eliminate strong odors from vintage clothing?
My Aunt died a few months ago, and while cleaning out her storage facility, I found boxes and boxes of vintage clothing from the 1930′s, 40′s and 50′s.
There are clothes, gowns, shoes, evening bags, lingerie, gloves, aprons, scarves, hats… they are all in pristine condition, but they have this horrible smell to them. Not B.O., but just an old age smell, like they have been in storage for the last 70 years!
They are beautiful, expensive clothes and deserve to be preserved and passed on to new homes. I want to sell them, but how can I when they smell so horrible.
The clothes have been hanging out in the air for the last 2 months (in garage) and they still smell bad. I’ve tried washing those articles that could be washed, but still… they stink! Fabreeze didn’t work either. There are too many to have dry cleaned.
How can I get the smell out of these clothes. Any ideas? I really want to sell them and get top dollar, but how can I when they smell so nasty!
Charcoal, kitty litter, and baking soda all absorb odors. You can try encapsulating some items in a large plastic storage container with a largish quantity of one of the above items. I’ve done this with musty stinky books and it helps reduce the funk. You need to leave the pieces sealed up tight for at least two days – a longer timeframe does a better job.
While hanging them in the garage can help, hanging them outdoors on a sunny day is your best bet. I had a box of vintage clothing stored in my dad’s basement for about ten years. Washed them up, hung them outside, and almost all of them lost their mustiness.
People have posted a lot of good tips – if you are still stuck, see if a vintage clothing dealer can provide more help, or if they would purchase or consign “as is”.
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