Costume Care is a specialist costume cleaning company providing professional cleaning for dance, theatre, film, and performance costumes.
Our professional costume cleaning service uses a specialist Costume-Safe wet cleaning system – designed specifically for the needs of performance costumes, dance costumes, theatre wardrobes, and film & TV costumes.
Unlike traditional laundry and high-street dry cleaners, wet care gently yet thoroughly cleans delicate fabrics while protecting colour, stretch, trims and embellishments.
Traditional dry cleaning for costumes relies on harsh solvents that can leave residues, weaken fibres, and damage delicate trims over time.
Our wet care process uses water as the primary cleaning medium, combined with carefully formulated, textile-safe detergents.
Better for costumes, better for performers.
Wet care eliminates the need for solvents and chemical discharge.
We use biodegradable detergents and efficient, controlled wet cleaning cycles designed for specialist costume cleaning – delivering exceptional results with an environmentally responsible approach.
It’s a more responsible way to clean – without sacrificing results.
Costumes Care evolved from the UK's leading dance costume hire company – giving us unmatched insight into how costumes wear, perform, and need to be cleaned.
As our laundry requirements grew in scale and complexity, we invested in purpose-built costume cleaning services and specialist equipment, becoming one of the UK’s largest facilities focused exclusively on cleaning performance garments.
Today we offer our expert costume cleaning services to:
Costumes are not everyday garments – and they should never be treated like them.
We specialise in professional dance costume cleaning, theatre costume cleaning, and film & TV costume cleaning, with handling systems, machinery and expertise designed specifically for performance garments.
Our proprietary wet cleaning system is developed exclusively for performance costumes:
This reduces stress on the fabric and fibres, extends costume life and ensures garments are clean, fresh, and stage-ready.
A gentle freshen-up for costumes before storage or between performances.
Our most popular option for performance groups.
Professional cleaning for theatre, touring, film and broadcast.
In most cases, yes. Traditional dry cleaning uses chemical solvents that can stiffen fabrics, weaken fibres and damage delicate trims over time. Our specialist wet cleaning process uses carefully controlled water temperatures and textile-safe detergents to clean performance costumes while protecting stretch, colour and embellishments. For dance, theatre, and performance garments, wet cleaning is often the safer long-term option.
We specialise in cleaning: Dance costumes and competition wear; Theatre and touring production wardrobes; Film and TV costumes; Stretch fabrics, mesh, sequins and embellished garments. If you’re unsure about a specific garment, just ask — we’re happy to advise before cleaning.
Yes — our Centre Stage and Encore services include pre-spotting and targeted stain treatment. Quick Refresh is designed for lightly worn items and does not include individual stain work. If a garment needs specialist attention, we’ll advise on the most suitable service tier.
Our wet cleaning process eliminates the need for solvent-based dry cleaning. We use biodegradable detergents and controlled, efficient cycles designed specifically for textile care. It’s a more responsible approach to professional costume cleaning — without compromising results.
Yes. Our Quick Refresh and Centre Stage services are particularly popular with dance schools and performance groups following show season.
Yes. Our Encore service is designed for professional theatre, touring productions, film and broadcast wardrobes. We provide targeted stain treatment and priority scheduling where required.