Costume Care is a specialist costume cleaning company providing professional cleaning for dance, theatre, film, and performance costumes.
Based in Portishead, serving customers across the UK — send your costumes to us by post and we'll return them clean, fresh, and stage-ready.
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.
We clean performance costumes for customers across the UK — from dance schools preparing for show season to cosplayers heading to convention.
Specialist dance costume cleaning for show season and beyond. Freshen up before the curtain rises, or send everything back after the final performance for a full post-show clean.
Volume pricing available. Costume Source hire customers can send their own costumes back with hire returns — no separate postage needed.
Dance school costume cleaning →Professional theatre costume cleaning for am-dram groups, drama societies, and community productions. We understand stage wardrobes — the mix of fabrics, embellishments, and repeat-wear demands they face.
From a single production run to an entire wardrobe refresh, we'll return costumes clean, inspected, and production-ready.
Amateur theatre costume cleaning →Specialist cleaning for cosplay costumes, character builds, and convention wear. Complex constructions, delicate fabrics, and intricate embellishments — we handle them with the care they deserve.
Whether it's a one-off convention piece or a competition costume, we'll keep it in the best possible condition between events.
Cosplay costume cleaning →Professional prom dress cleaning before and after the big night. Whether you're freshening up a new purchase or cleaning a post-prom dress before it goes back in the wardrobe or up for sale, we'll return it looking its best.
Delicate fabrics, embellishment and structured gowns handled with specialist care. Postal service available nationwide.
Prom dress cleaning →Production wardrobes demand a different level of service. We work with professional theatre companies, touring productions, film sets, and broadcast wardrobes — providing full inspection, targeted stain treatment, and priority scheduling when turnaround matters.
Our Encore service is designed for exactly this: dedicated cleaning cycles, wardrobe-level attention to detail, and a team that understands the demands of professional production.
Nationwide courier service. Collection and return arrangements available for larger production wardrobes. We'll work around your schedule, not the other way around.
Whether it's a touring production between runs, a film wardrobe at wrap, or a theatre company refreshing their permanent stock — we have the capacity and the expertise.
Professional theatre & film costume cleaning →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.