All the clothing pieces, including this one have to be pre-washed in order to avoid the excess dyes leaching and staining the doll’s skin. We recommend washing this clothing piece on the longest cycle of the washing machine and the hottest cycle the clothing label allows.
Be careful with dark, tight fitting clothing and wash them on 2 – 3 full cotton washing machine cycles to make sure the dyes come off. On first fitting, check regularly if the clothing is not staining the doll’s skin.