We maintain and preserve the integrity of garments as well as the investment their apparel represents. We lavish clothing with attention to detail and the expertise it warrants. Our craftsmen replace buttons, safely eradicate stains and press entire garments to perfection. Items are then carefully packed with acid-free tissue paper, sealed in protective bags or boxes and delivered, both nationwide and worldwide, in pristine condition.

Vintage Pieces

When we work with vintage garments, they are inspected under a black light to detect stains invisible to the naked eye, including inconsistencies in fabric and color. We then proceed to reverse the oxidation and yellowing using pioneered techniques. We are able to eradicate fugitive dyes and replace trimmings and panels. Many garments soak for over a week in our custom restoration solutions, which are the safest and most effective in the world.

Following the fabric restoration and re-texturing processes, including proper sizing and finishes for each different fabric type, we then replace any beading, trimming or accessories. In addition, we also repair or replace any linings and can re-dye panels back to their original color. All stitching and re-tacking is done by hand with appropriate thread, even if a sewing machine did the original piece. Any lace is restored using fine, delicate threads. Each project is as unique as the garment itself, and benefits from our techniques, developed and mastered over the past fifty years.

Start an account today. You can drop off your garments at our Second Avenue boutique, send them via FedEx or call to request a pick-up. Your Client Services Representative will send you a pick-up bag with your first delivery.

To schedule a pick-up or start an account: 212-838-6827

The VIP Mobile Traveling Unit will be readily available for any designer, client or VIP who calls (347) 689-7021. This vehicle is large enough for anyone to comfortably enter in order to have their fashion emergencies tailored on-site, hand finished and spot cleaned. All clients will receive a complimentary Madame Paulette® Professional Stain Removal Kit for any “on the spot” emergencies that you may have.

Madame Paulette® in-house Stylist, Celebrity Fashion Stylist, Lauren Rae Levy, will also be on-call to assist with any fashion emergencies, styling crises, and last minute creative modifications to your finest NY Fashion Week attire.

Designers, retailers, editors and fashionistas alike are anxiously awaiting the arrival of this year’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 7th, 2013. The most prominent fashion weeks are held in New York City, London, Milan and Paris, the four fashion capitals of the world. Fashion Week was first held in 1943 in New York City, and since then it has grown into a semi-annual event that is essential to the fashion industry.

Madame Paulette®, a leader and pioneer in preserving fashion history for over 50 years, offers unrivaled state-of-the-art cleaning, tailoring, hand finishing and restoration for its clientèle, achieving the status of being the finest Custom Couture Cleaner in the world.

Because of our extensive expertise in the field of restoration, the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) chose to tour our facility in the fall of 2012 to view our daily operations and carefully developed step-by-step restoration process.

Custom One-Of-A-Kind Couture Gowns by Madame Paulette

By Mark Stewart | October 2011

Seven Questions for John Mahdessian…Celebrity Grime Fighter

You can get grease off a $5,000 suit and candle wax out of a $10,000 evening gown. How?

Sorry. Our trade secrets are more heavily guarded than Fort Knox. That being said, there is nothing we can’t deal with…and no place we won’t go. In a complete freak-out emergency, I’ll show up with my bag of tricks and take the stain out right then and there. We can use any one of ten different methods we’ve developed over the last 50 years.

Are the stains of the rich and famous better than the stains of regular people?

They may be more urgent, but I wouldn’t call them better. They can be more “interesting”. We’ve actually blacklisted a few people.

Really? Names please!

Sorry. Discretion is the first rule in this business.

What’s the oldest thing you’ve ever had to clean?

Right now, we’re working on an 18th Century garment for the Museum of the City of New York. We’re documenting it as a case study so we can share our methods with other restoration people in the museum world.

The biggest? The smallest? The most valuable?

I once had to clean every inch of a 20,000 square foot mansion. The smallest thing I’ve cleaned is the stained petal of a silk flower. The most valuable? Princess Diana’s gown. I considered that priceless.

Switch gears for a second—what the heck is Martinizing?

I know it takes an hour. Beyond that, I’m not really sure what it is. I wouldn’t Martinize anything valuable.

Okay, back to stains. I want to commit the perfect murder and fool the CSI guys. What’s your advice?

I don’t have advice on committing the perfect murder. If you’re asking how to get blood out of clothing and upholstery, we can do that. You can also do it yourself, too, if you know how.

EDITOR’S NOTE: John Mahdessian owns the legendary cleaner Madame Paulette. The company has pick-up and drop-off service throughout the NY Metro area through its web site madamepaulette.com. EDGE readers are entitled to a $75 discount. John’s formula for removing blood stains can be found at edgemagonline.com.

Tulips And Pansies is an event by Village Care and they raise money to help out victims with HIV and AIDS. I was a part of the event as one of the designers thanks to Avery J Fashion Consultant and was partner with Amazing Florist designer Floratech! I am happy to announce that our collaboration was so great we WON the tittle ” Most Beautiful”!!! Thank you all for the great work and the Judges. The look and flowers will be displayed at Madame Paulette on Monday, May 23rd till June 6th if you have time to check it out.