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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4 Common Home Laundry Mistakes
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Earth Day
April 28, 2022April 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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Wedding Trends for 2021
April 27, 2021What 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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We Are Celebrating 85 Years in March!
March 8, 2021I’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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Support Small Business!
November 11, 2020Foster-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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FREE Gift Offer for the Month of October!
September 30, 2020For 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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Delayed Wedding Plans
June 26, 2020As 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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Summer Clothing Closet Storage
September 6, 2019As summer winds down once again, it is time to tackle that messy closet, get it organized and properly pack and hang your summer clothing. Protecting your investments until next year is key! Don’t stress, Foster-Stephens’ can help you make it easy. Whether you want to keep your Kut from the Kloth capris soft and […]
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Earth Day 2019!
April 22, 2019It’s Earth Day 2019! Foster-Stephens is proud of how we are working to make our environment a better place, every day. As a company, have made strides to reduce our energy use in the office and warehouse. An example is our changing out all our light fixtures for LED energy efficient ones. LED lighting […]
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Spring/Summer Closet Cleaning & Organizing
March 19, 2019As the winter weather starts to finally break, and rivers swell with melting snow, many of us in the colder climates are ready to rip out our flip flops and shorts and go get our pedicures! It is now a sure sign that it is time for closet cleaning & organizing. It has been a […]
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