Dolce & Gabbana Silk Coat: Coconut Oil Removed After a Stain Wipe
A green Dolce & Gabbana coat in 100% silk with coconut oil on the left lapel, already rubbed with a stain wipe. The oil came out completely.
The Rosabelle Journal
Garment Cleaning & Restoration Case Studies
Before-and-after garment cleaning and restoration case studies from Rosabelle Launderette, Singapore. The cases cover stain removal, leather, wedding gowns, couture, colour transfer and yellowing, alongside professional garment-care guides.
Every piece is different. Each case records one item in the condition it arrived in. It is not a guarantee of outcome for another garment.
The results, before and after
Chanel Cotton Knit Polo: Yellow Spots Removed After Another Cleaner Could Not
A white and red striped Chanel polo in knitted cotton, labelled dry clean only, with yellow spots near the right shoulder that another cleaner could not remove. The yellow spots came out.
Polyester T-Shirt: Sunscreen Stains Removed
A white polyester T-shirt with brown and orange-brown sunscreen stains on the front, back and sleeves. All the stains came out.
Smoke and Soot Damage: Cleaning Items for an Insurance Claim
After a fire in your flat or next door: what HDB fire insurance and home contents cover, the itemised quote your insurer needs, and how soot and smoke odour are treated.
Heirloom Table Linen: Age Stains Lifted From Damask Marked 1827
Eight pieces of family table linen, marked 1827 and 1895, cleaned of brown age staining with every stitched name left intact.
Sofa Cushion Covers: Body-Oil Soiling and Spill Marks Removed
Cream sofa cushion covers grey from daily use, one with tide marks from a dried spill. The soiling and the marks came out.
Loro Piana Cashmere Cardigan: Reblocked After Shrinking in a Machine Wash
A Loro Piana cardigan in 100% cashmere that shrank in a home machine wash. Relaxed and reblocked, and its size improved significantly.
Timberland Bag and Bec + Bridge Dress: Colour Run After Rain
A Timberland leather bag soaked in the rain ran its colour onto a Bec + Bridge viscose dress. The dress was fully restored; the bag improved significantly.
Alexander Wang Hotfix Cardigan: Routine Clean With Every Bead in Place
An Alexander Wang cropped cardigan in viscose, covered in clear beads fixed by heat, in for a routine clean. It went back with every bead in place.
Dolce & Gabbana Linen Coat: Red Wine Spots Removed
A cream Dolce & Gabbana coat in 100% linen with red wine spots on the front and sleeve, a week or two old. Every spot was removed.
Maison Kitsuné Cardigan: Reblocked to Size After Shrinking in a Home Wash
A size S Maison Kitsuné merino cardigan that shrank in a home wash despite its hand-wash label. Relaxed and reblocked back to its original size.
Crumpler Quilted Bag: Routine Clean, Inside and Out
A teal Crumpler quilted bag in for a routine clean after everyday use: shell, lining and rope strap.
Hermès Silk Skirt: Food Stains From a Dinner Removed
An almost new Hermès skirt in 100% silk, marked with food at a single dinner. Every stain was removed, within the limits its care label set.
Duvets and Pillows: Mould Removed After Sea Shipping During a Relocation
Duvets and pillows that arrived mouldy after sea shipping during a relocation. Tide marks and stitch-line mould cleared from every piece.
Louis Vuitton Shirt: Reddish Colour Run From a Home Wash Removed
A white Louis Vuitton shirt streaked reddish by dye from other items in a home wash. The colour run was removed completely.
Satin Slip Dress: Eyeliner Removed After Home Treatment
An eyeliner line near the hem of a pink satin slip dress, still there after makeup remover, alcohol and other products were tried at home. Removed.
Chanel Wool and Silk Jacket: Yellow Spots Lifted After Four Years in Storage
A cream Chanel wool and silk jacket out of four years in storage with yellow spotting. The spots lifted, and the cut, braid and silk lining were unchanged.
Christian Dior Wool and Silk Dress: Watermark and Yellowing Removed
Storage yellowing, underarm rings and a hem watermark removed from a silk-lined dress; a faint trace of front spots remains.
Lace Mermaid Wedding Gown: Removing a Pink Mark and Floor Soil
A lace mermaid gown brought in after the wedding, with a pink mark on the lace, likely makeup, and floor dirt through the satin underskirt and hem. The after photographs show neither.
Cotton T-Shirt: Removing Dried Glue of an Unknown Type
Two patches of dried glue on a navy cotton T-shirt, put there by children, type unknown. The residue was tested first, and all of it came out.
Darkpark White Jeans: Colour Run From a Home Wash Removed
White Darkpark cotton jeans came out of a home wash an even pale grey after another item in the load ran. They went back to their original white, with the leather back patch unaffected.
Phan Huy Couture Mini Dress: Hand Cleaned and Finished
A Phan Huy couture mini dress, sequinned and covered in applied fabric petals, brought in for a care clean with no care label. Hand worked, with the beadwork protected throughout.
Strellson Jacket: Cleaning Cream Nappa Leather and a Camel Cotton Body Together
Cream lamb nappa sleeves sewn to a camel cotton-blend body. Both cleaned without colour moving between them, and the leather reconditioned.
Louis Vuitton Nylon Parka: Colour Run From Bleached Toggles Removed
Leather toggles bled teal dye after contact with bleach. The bleeding was stopped, then the colour run removed from the polyamide.
Wash, Dry and Fold: How a Bag of Laundry Comes Back
How Rosabelle's wash, dry and fold service works in Singapore: $7 per kg with a $35 minimum, loads washed per household and folded by hand, on same-day, weekly, fortnightly or one-off collection.
Dior Denim Jacket: Cleaning a Yellowed Collar Without Stripping the Denim
A Dior chore jacket whose cream collar and cuffs had yellowed, and been left patchy by an attempt to fix it at home, brought back to an even cream with the indigo untouched.
School Costume Dry Cleaning: Choir, Dance, Band and Prefect Attire
Dry cleaning for choir, drama, dance, band and prefect wardrobe, collected from the school and returned clean, pressed and counted. Quotes for teachers, MOE e-invoicing.
Hermès Leather Bomber Jacket: Cleaning Lambskin, Cotton and Silk
Nine materials in one jacket: lambskin, cotton, a 44% silk rib and four embroidery threads, cleaned as one piece under a label that allows a leather specialist only.
Vivienne Westwood Wedding Gown: Removing Yellowing and Rust Stains
An ivory Vivienne Westwood wedding gown, yellowed throughout and rust-spotted along the hem, cleaned back to an even ivory. Before and after photographs, and what the hem tells you about storage.
Yellowed Bed Linen: Duvet Cover and Pillowcases Back to White
A tufted cotton duvet cover and pillowcase set, dull yellow with a grey cast, washed back to white over several passes. Why bed linen yellows in Singapore, and why bleaching it once makes it permanent.
Massimo Dutti Leather Jacket: Removing Sweat Odour Without Changing the Leather
A tan leather jacket that smelled musty and of stale perspiration, cleaned so the odour went and the hide did not: same colour, same finish, same handle.
1970s Wedding Gown: Routine Cleaning Before Long-Term Storage
A silk gown worn at a Singapore wedding more than fifty years ago, in for a routine clean before it goes back into long-term storage, and why a stored dress needs cleaning even when it looks clean.
Maison Margiela Tote: Removing Storage Yellowing
A Maison Margiela trompe-l'œil tote came out of storage yellowed and turning brown. What uncleaned storage does to mixed media.
Chloé Sandals: Routine Cleaning and Refresh
Chloé Woody sandals, canvas straps greyed from honest wear, cleaned back to cream. What routine designer accessory care looks like.
Wet Cleaning vs Dry Cleaning in Singapore
Compare the cleaning media, care-label limits and garment details that guide the choice between professional wet cleaning and dry cleaning.
Designer Hats: Cleaning Straw, Felt and Cotton After Storage
Chanel, Hermès, Balenciaga, Prada and SMFK, all in together after a long stretch on a shelf. Why stored straw yellows, and why a hat is never washed.
Pickup and Delivery: What Happens to a Collected Order
Where an order goes between your door and your door: itemised at Queenstown, priced before any specialist work starts, cleaned in-house, then delivered on an agreed window.
Hermès Shearling Jacket: Routine Cleaning and Conditioning
A full shearling Hermès jacket in for routine cleaning and conditioning, and why double-faced lambskin is one of the most demanding materials we handle.
Zegna Shirt: Stain Removal After Another Cleaner Declined
A Zegna Trofeo arrived with a printed tag from a well-known cleaner: stains cannot be safely removed. Before and after photos of what happened next.
Curtain Cleaning: We Take Them Down, Wash Them and Put Them Back Up
The take-down and rehanging visit, explained without the word concierge: we bring the ladder, the panels come off the track, and they go back on the same windows once they are clean.
Louboutin Canvas Mules: Restoring White Canvas and Red Soles
Louboutin canvas mules came in scuffed and shadowed grey from honest wear, and left off-white again, red soles included. Before and after photos.
Vintage Leather Jacket: Removing Musty Storage Odour
A vintage Levi's jacket came in structurally sound but heavy with musty odour from storage. Why smells live inside leather, and how this one left.
Carpet and Rug Cleaning in Singapore: How Collection and Return Work
Collected from your home islandwide or dropped at either shop, washed and dried off-site, then delivered back. Rugs and carpets $8 per sq ft, minimum $200, about ten working days.
Blue Fox Fur Parka: Specialist Fur Cleaning
A Finnish parka lined and hooded in blue fox, in for specialist fur cleaning. What that care label demands, and why ordinary dry cleaning would ruin real fur.
Dior Bermuda Shorts: Fixing Mud and Home-Wash Stains
Dior twill Bermudas came back from a wet Grand Prix weekend covered in mud, then washed at home. Why that made the job harder, and how patchy colour is brought level.
Wool Sweater: Reblocking After Shrinking in a Home Wash
A fine wool knit came in shrunken and felted from a home wash. Why wool locks up, how this one was reblocked, and why not all of them can be.
Wedding Gown Restoration: Removing Mud from the Gown Train
An outdoor ceremony left this gown's long train caked in mud. Layer-by-layer treatment brought it back to white, with before and after photos.
Issey Miyake Pleats Please: Removing Heavy Soiling Without Losing the Pleats
Heat-set pleating cannot be ironed back once it is gone. That decides everything about how the garment is handled.
Celine Bouclé Jacket: Removing Colour Run From a Cleaning Cloth
The owner polished the gold buttons with a damp cloth. The cloth’s dye went into the jacket.
Louis Vuitton Puffer: Cleaning the Monogram Without Flattening It
A limited-edition Louis Vuitton down puffer, monogram embossed into the cloth. Irreplaceable, unpressable, and cleaned without flattening either fact.
Wedding Gown: Removing Floor Soiling From the Hem and Train
The grey band a long train picks up off the floor in a single evening, taken back to white.
Burberry Pleated Skirt: Clearing Yellowing From Inside the Pleats
A cream pleated skirt that looked clean on the surface and was yellow inside the folds.
Elizabeth and James Dress: Removing Yellowing From a Coloured Garment
A pale blue dress with yellowing front and back. The marks came out first, then the whole dress was cleaned.
Every entry, A–Z
- 1970s Wedding Gown: Routine Cleaning Before Long-Term Storage
- Alexander Wang Hotfix Cardigan: Routine Clean With Every Bead in Place
- Blue Fox Fur Parka: Specialist Fur Cleaning
- Burberry Pleated Skirt: Clearing Yellowing From Inside the Pleats
- Carpet and Rug Cleaning in Singapore: How Collection and Return Work
- Celine Bouclé Jacket: Removing Colour Run From a Cleaning Cloth
- Chanel Cotton Knit Polo: Yellow Spots Removed After Another Cleaner Could Not
- Chanel Wool and Silk Jacket: Yellow Spots Lifted After Four Years in Storage
- Chloé Sandals: Routine Cleaning and Refresh
- Christian Dior Wool and Silk Dress: Watermark and Yellowing Removed
- Cotton T-Shirt: Removing Dried Glue of an Unknown Type
- Crumpler Quilted Bag: Routine Clean, Inside and Out
- Curtain Cleaning: We Take Them Down, Wash Them and Put Them Back Up
- Darkpark White Jeans: Colour Run From a Home Wash Removed
- Designer Hats: Cleaning Straw, Felt and Cotton After Storage
- Dior Bermuda Shorts: Fixing Mud and Home-Wash Stains
- Dior Denim Jacket: Cleaning a Yellowed Collar Without Stripping the Denim
- Dolce & Gabbana Linen Coat: Red Wine Spots Removed
- Dolce & Gabbana Silk Coat: Coconut Oil Removed After a Stain Wipe
- Duvets and Pillows: Mould Removed After Sea Shipping During a Relocation
- Elizabeth and James Dress: Removing Yellowing From a Coloured Garment
- Heirloom Table Linen: Age Stains Lifted From Damask Marked 1827
- Hermès Leather Bomber Jacket: Cleaning Lambskin, Cotton and Silk
- Hermès Shearling Jacket: Routine Cleaning and Conditioning
- Hermès Silk Skirt: Food Stains From a Dinner Removed
- Issey Miyake Pleats Please: Removing Heavy Soiling Without Losing the Pleats
- Lace Mermaid Wedding Gown: Removing a Pink Mark and Floor Soil
- Loro Piana Cashmere Cardigan: Reblocked After Shrinking in a Machine Wash
- Louboutin Canvas Mules: Restoring White Canvas and Red Soles
- Louis Vuitton Nylon Parka: Colour Run From Bleached Toggles Removed
- Louis Vuitton Puffer: Cleaning the Monogram Without Flattening It
- Louis Vuitton Shirt: Reddish Colour Run From a Home Wash Removed
- Maison Kitsuné Cardigan: Reblocked to Size After Shrinking in a Home Wash
- Maison Margiela Tote: Removing Storage Yellowing
- Massimo Dutti Leather Jacket: Removing Sweat Odour Without Changing the Leather
- Phan Huy Couture Mini Dress: Hand Cleaned and Finished
- Pickup and Delivery: What Happens to a Collected Order
- Polyester T-Shirt: Sunscreen Stains Removed
- Satin Slip Dress: Eyeliner Removed After Home Treatment
- School Costume Dry Cleaning: Choir, Dance, Band and Prefect Attire
- Smoke and Soot Damage: Cleaning Items for an Insurance Claim
- Sofa Cushion Covers: Body-Oil Soiling and Spill Marks Removed
- Strellson Jacket: Cleaning Cream Nappa Leather and a Camel Cotton Body Together
- Timberland Bag and Bec + Bridge Dress: Colour Run After Rain
- Vintage Leather Jacket: Removing Musty Storage Odour
- Vivienne Westwood Wedding Gown: Removing Yellowing and Rust Stains
- Wash, Dry and Fold: How a Bag of Laundry Comes Back
- Wedding Gown Restoration: Removing Mud from the Gown Train
- Wedding Gown: Removing Floor Soiling From the Hem and Train
- Wet Cleaning vs Dry Cleaning in Singapore
- Wool Sweater: Reblocking After Shrinking in a Home Wash
- Yellowed Bed Linen: Duvet Cover and Pillowcases Back to White
- Zegna Shirt: Stain Removal After Another Cleaner Declined