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  1. 4 Common Home Laundry Mistakes

    March 3, 2023

    Preserving your clothing is more than just storing them in the best acid-free boxes or muslin garment bags.  The clothing needs to be clean, and in good condition.  Keeping clothing clean throughout its lifetime of use will help, whether you store it for a season or for the next generation.   Overloading the Washer This common […]

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  2. Love is in the Air

    February 13, 2023

    Valentine’s Day is a special day for couples in love, especially for those who have recently tied the knot. A wedding gown is often one of the most sentimental items from a wedding day, and preserving it is a meaningful way to keep the memories of the special day alive. Wedding gown preservation is the […]

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  3. Earth Day

    April 28, 2022

    April 22, 2022 It’s Earth Day 2022!  Earth Day was started in 1970 over 50 years ago! As a company, nation and world, I think we have done many things to help the earth.  Foster-Stephens is proud of how we are working to make our environment a better place, every day.     As a company, […]

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  4. New Enclosure Cards with Self-Adhesive Pockets

    September 30, 2021

    We have a wonderful new addition to our fantastic boxes that have been preserving wedding dresses and other special clothing memories for 85 years!  I have received many random calls over the last 26 years when I started with Foster-Stephens.  Some people called after moving into a new home and finding a box with a […]

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  5. Wedding Trends for 2021

    April 27, 2021

    What does the future hold for brides who postponed in 2020 and those getting engaged now?  It seems that 2021 will be a big year for weddings with a whole lot of changes in store.   Here is one article I found interesting about trends going away and trends created out of necessity by the corona […]

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  6. We Are Celebrating 85 Years in March!

    March 8, 2021

    I’m really excited – Foster-Stephens will be 85 years old on March 10. The company was founded by my father, Elmer (Bill) Jones, when someone abandoned their printed dry cleaning posters at the printing company where he worked. Dad bought the posters from his boss and sold them to local dry cleaners. This proved so […]

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  7. Support Small Business!

    November 11, 2020

    Foster-Stephens’ opened its first warehouse in 1936 on the South side of Chicago by its owner Elmer “Bill” Jones. By 1968 it relocated to just North of Chicago in Skokie, IL. By 2014 we moved to a bigger location in Elk Grove Village, IL due to our growth and in 2019 moved once again a […]

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  8. FREE Gift Offer for the Month of October!

    September 30, 2020

    For the spectacular month of October, Foster-Stephens’ has a FREE Gift offer for every purchase of $29.95.  Choose from 4 different gifts.  Decide which item you will find to have the most use for! We have aimed our promotion to future brides who have endured so many unknowns during the pandemic while trying to plan […]

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  9. Delayed Wedding Plans

    June 26, 2020

    As we all struggle through these unprecedented times, Foster-Stephens has received calls, emails and chats from brides desperate for our help.  How do we take care of our wedding dress for our delayed or postponed wedding? Since social distancing looks like something that will be with us for quite some time, couples are delaying their […]

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  10. Preserving Family Memories

    February 21, 2020

    Why you should preserve family memories. Did you know that the single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop strong family stories. This conclusion comes from studies done by Marshall Duke & Robyn Fivush of Emory University.  Their “Do You Know?” survey asks children 20 questions […]

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