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How to fix fashion disasters
You may think that your well-planned ensembles, high-quality clothes and conscientious laundering make you immune to fashion disasters. Rest assured, clothing malfunctions can happen anytime – and are most likely to occur at the worst possible times, like right before a hot date or job interview. Don’t let this knowledge cripple your ability to leave the house without a full change of clothes. Read on for quick fixes to solve your worst fashion nightmares.
A run in your tights: Yep, I know your mother told you that clear nailpolish cures a run in your nylons, but who carries around nailpolish in their purse? Wet a bar of soap and rub it at the top of the run to avoid looking all Courtney Love at that cocktail party. If there’s only liquid soap in the bathroom, hairspray will work too.
Static cling: If you haven’t left the house yet, rub a dryer sheet over your body. Throw a few more in your purse for static touch-ups. If you’re already out and about, hairspray will also do the trick. Sure, it’s slightly stickier than a dryer sheet, but better than dealing with a dress that clings in all the wrong places.
Broken dress or bra straps: There are certain situations where the old safety pin solution can’t be avoided. If the strap of your dress breaks and you don’t have a sewing kit handy, a pin will have to do. But, if the plastic or metal loop on your bra strap or dress breaks, you can grab a paper clip, thread it through the straps and make a loop. It’ll probably be sturdier than the plastic than was originally there.
Ripped pants: Did you trot out in your skinny jeans and end up with a massive rip while doing the bend and snap in an attempt to seduce hot Larry from accounting? You can fix this sad state of affairs with some heavy-duty tape. Sure invisible mending and an iron might work better but duct tape, or in a pinch, masking tape should hold you in place for a while. Turn you pants inside out, line up the fabric and tape in the direction of the hole then again in the opposite direction.
A hole in your sweater: Don’t risk ruining that silk-blend sweater by tying knots or cutting threads, mend it temporarily with a little scotch tape on the inside before taking it to your drycleaner.
Deodorant marks: It’s so disappointing when you put on a slinky black dress to discover a big white smudge under the arms. Remove those marks with an old pair of pantyhose. If you’ve already left the house, a baby wipe will work or in dire circumstances, just rub the fabric of your dress together and the deodorant should flake off.
Falling out of your top: Sure, the girls were in place in front of the mirror at home. Now that you’ve entered the office and have a department meeting in five minutes, your breasts are threatening to ruin (or increase, depending on your boss) your chances of getting that raise. Hit up the supply closet for some double-sided tape and stick that top into place.
Smuggling raisins: Speaking of boob mishaps, sometimes it’s a tad colder in the office than you expected. And even though all you needed was a password to log onto the server, the guy from IT won’t leave your desk. Find the first aid kit and fix your nips with band-aids.
Animal hair: When you laid out your ensemble last night, you didn’t expect Fluffy to make it his bed. Rub your fur-laden blazer with a dryer sheet. You can get any fur that wasn’t collected by the sheet with tape. Packing tape is preferable because it’s thicker. Scotch tape will work, but it might take a few hours.
Written by: Vanessa Grant
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