DAVIS IMPERIAL SELECTED AS “BEST COUTURE DRY CLEANER”, MODERN LUXURY “BEST OF THE NORTH SHORE”

From Modern Luxury Magazine

Best Couture Dry Cleaner

You don’t entrust just any hand with precious wardrobe pieces like designer evening gowns or your wedding dress.  Cleaning high-end pieces with delicate details, like leather trim or intricate buttons, requires heightened attention to detail – something Davis Imperial Cleaners (1920 Harrison St., Evanston, davisimperail.com) excels in.  Specializing in couture garment care, Davis Imperial sends each garment through 13 hands from start to finish, plus additional points of inspection.  The process can even become so meticulous that individual buttons on a gown are removed and re-sewn.  “We do a lot of things differently,” says owner Jordan Wood.  “We combine old-world techniques with state-of-the-art equipment to produce the very best product.”  -AZ

DAVIS IMPERIAL SELECTED “BEST OF THE CITY,” CHICAGO SOCIAL (CS) MAGAZINE

From CS Magazine

CLEANING UP

Davis Imperial Cleaners (davisimperial.com) is not your typical dry-cleaning service. This family-run business goes above and beyond to deliver the best cleaning services for high-end garments–including emergencies and restoration–to their clients (like Nate Berkus and Michelle Obama, to name a few.) Whether restoring $2,220 Roman shades that have been burned or expunging a coffee stain from a designer dress, the dedicated approach remains the same.

“There’s no large production,” co-owner Jordan Wood says. “If we move too quickly, we aren’t doing what we’re supposed to do.” –EG

Davis Imperial Cleaners, 3325 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., 773.267.4560, davisimperial.com.

DAVIS IMPERIAL SELECTED “BEST OF CHICAGO,” CHICAGO MAGAZINE

From Chicago Magazine


Best Dry Cleaner

Picky clotheshorses such as Michelle Obama and Chicago History Museum costume curator Timothy Long swear by this 59-year-old establishment, which can handle anything from delicate suede to elaborate beading. (Even Vogue endorses it.) Each garment gets photographed and catalogued.

For a 10 to 20 percent surcharge, Davis will pick up and deliver anywhere from Hyde Park to north suburban Lake Forest. Prices are steep—ranging from $4.95 for a man’s shirt to upward of $535 to clean and preserve a wedding dress—but worth it.

Davis Imperial Cleaners, 3325 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., 773.267.4560, davisimperial.com.

SOMEWHERE IN TIME

DOWN TO GOWN

| By Katie Shroeder | Photography by Greg Gillis|
From CS Bride’s 5th Anniversary Issue

Rick and Lynda Wood, owners of five-star certified couture cleaner Davis Imperial Cleaners, set the standard for restoring and preserving wedding gowns. So we asked the experts: When it comes to seeing a vintage gown’s potential (or potential flaws), what should a bride look for?

A Musty Odor
Mildew can weaken the tensile strength of a fabric beyond repair.

Discoloration
Long-set stains can hinder the process of restoring a fabric to a uniform color.

Fume Fading
Like furniture, a dress that was stored with only a part of it exposed to sunlight can fade irreversibly.

Snags and Tears
Keep an eye out for rips that can’t be seamlessly fixed by a tailor.

Davis Imperial Cleaners, 3325 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., 773.267.4560, davisimperial.com.