You’ve got a couple of options:
- A 1:10 mix of cheap vodka (cheap, unflavored, undrinkable vodka) and water in a spray bottle. Spray down the blazer, inside and out, and either toss it in the dryer for 30 minutes on low, or leave it outside in the sun for a few hours. (This is an old costumers’ trick, and is how I used to get club smoke out of my velvet dresses Back In The Day.)
- Get a Dryel “home drycleaning” kit (you want the “starter” kit). Use the booster spray on any stained places, thoroughly soaking them. Then toss the blazer into the special dryer bag, put one of the Dryel sheets in the bag, and toss the whole thing into the dryer for 30 minutes on high.
The one benefit the Dryel kit has over the the DIY vodka/water mixture is that the booster cleaning spray is AMAZING. So far, the only things I’ve not been able to remove from white fabric using it are chocolate and blood. (And OxyClean or similar works on those.) (Look, I occasionally have … issues with my gothic heroine nightgowns, okay?)
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944. BRAD PITT “LOUIS” HERO COSTUME CREATED FOR INTERVIEW
WITH THE VAMPIRE. (Warner Bros., 1994) In the gothic, romantic horror film Interview with the Vampire, Brad Pitt plays “Louis de Pointe du Lac”,
a handsome vampire with a conscience. Here is the memorable 18th
century “Louis” costume created by Academy Award winning designer
Sandy Powell for this opulent film. Consisting of a rich blue, taffeta
frock coat with shimmering brown silk lining, meticulous gold lace
appliqué piping on collar, pockets and sleeve cuffs. Fabric-covered, hand
embroidered and sequined buttons on faux front closure, back vents and
sleeve cuffs. Long crème linen undershirt with balloon sleeves, ruffled
cuffs and one-button ruffled collar, open to below chest. Matching
blue crushed velvet, fall-front breeches with button-waist front, lace-up
back and orange sateen lining at the buttoned knees with taffeta bow
ornaments. Ornately embroidered gold and brown vest with puff-paint
detail, lace-up fabric back and hollow filigree brass buttons along the
front closure. Shallow hip pockets and brown silk lining. Crème-colored
linen ascot neck wrapping. A pair of brown leather, slip-on loafers
with embellished, ornamental brass buckles. Bias labels in jacket, vest
and breeches with “Brad Pitt” handwritten. This beautiful, period hero
costume is in very good condition, having been carefully archived by
the studio. Included are the Capezio brand white tights that complete
the ensemble. Accompanied with an original Warner Bros. Studios
Certificate of Authenticity. $15,000 – $20,000
Fun fact: the Capezio tights are the brand used by figure skaters.
945. KIRSTEN DUNST “CLAUDIA” COSTUME CREATED FOR INTERVIEW
WITH THE VAMPIRE. (Warner Bros., 1994) This is the original 3-piece Victorian-style “natural form” bustle
gown created for the movie. Consisting of (1) blue satin, paneled
bodice piece with ornamental black velvet applique’ and meticulous
black beading, hook and loop back closure (1) multi-layered bustle
skirt, giving the illusion of richly layered skirts and petticoats, with
patterned silk fabric, black bead edging detail, pleated ruffles at the
hem and billowing satin bustle. Marked “Kirsten” on bias label, with
snaps and hook and loop back closure, and, (1) voluminous ruched
bustle train, currently pinned, but needing permanent reattachment in
the back. This beautiful, period hero costume shows some mild sport
fading and production wear and soil (dried mud on back skirt hem),
but remains in good condition, having been carefully archived by the
studio. Accompanied with an original Warner Bros. Studios Certificate
of Authenticity. $3,000 – $5,000
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