Fashion Tragedies / Damage Control - Page 18

softgrey · 15-08-2011

maybe you can find something similar someday lucille!...

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i have found that if i wait long enough...eventually someone will do something similar to something that i lost or wish i had bought, etc...
it can take a long time...but eventually, if i am patient...i can find something like it again...

...

cooking is dangerous for clothing...
i should really wear an apron...
i need to find a cute one...
i just hate to spend the money on a good one cause i know i will never wear it out of the house...

...

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but i guess if it protects my fave clothes, it would be well worth the $$$
i want/need one that looks like a proper pinafore...
not just around the waist-
cause i always splash things on my tops!!!...

so- i ruined another top last weekend making salad dressing...
got olive oil splatters on an olive coloured t-shirt...
i've washed it twice now...but the oil stains wont come out!
i'm afraid the top is toast...
*sigh*...

...

lelaid · 15-08-2011

^ have you checked places like william sonoma for your apron? i know at the store by my place at least, that they are having a big sale right now and their stuff is good quality so you should be able to keep it for years.

runner · 16-08-2011

softgrey how about making it sort of painter top like "painter jean" from lang ?
or like the splash series from dries.

centocose

softgrey · 16-08-2011

ohhh...i love love love...that dries shirt...it's one of my fave things he's done in menswear...

hmmm...that might work somehow...
it can't hurt to try...
i wonder...
what colours would look good with the olive...?
maybe it should be about 3 colours...
i think navy would be good...and then maybe some lighter colours...
hmm...i am going to have to play around and do some colour tests...
wow- this could be a fun project, actually!...
thanks runner!!!...

...

...

thanks also to lelaid...
i'll check the W&S website...

ETA- william sonoma does not have cute aprons...
they have aprons customized with football teams...

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i guess those are meant for guys at the grill...
not for moi!...

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lelaid · 16-08-2011

^ what?! that's weird, i would have assumed they would have like, actual aprons instead of grilling aprons. well, sorry you wasted your time and good luck!

runner · 17-08-2011

good luck softgrey

though I don't know what kind of olive the top is, much darker olive or a certain hue of red might be interesting.

softgrey · 17-08-2011

dark red...
like thimister, yes?...
yah...that is a good thought...thx

aldn · 18-08-2011

i always say i will splash or bleach my ruined clothes... never happens....

softgrey · 18-08-2011

ohh...
yeah...bleach is good too..
maybe a little of both?!....

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**Petit Lucille** · 20-08-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by softgrey

maybe you can find something similar someday lucille!...

...

I doubt that, they're authentic 90's weird wonders:

softgrey · 20-08-2011

oh...very rave-tastic...

...

i was imagining something totally different!!!...

**Petit Lucille** · 20-08-2011

Is there any way huge platform sneakers could not be rave-ish?

They do take anything you wear somewhere else, but I've re-visited the web of that brand and it's completely different.

MimiV · 25-08-2011

I had a pair of off-white heels that became more off than white after a few nights out... so I came up with the idea of spraying them another color (silver) and now they look brand new

.

Of course, I would never do this with a pair of designer heels but for making over a pair of budget shoes the spraypaint is a quick and easy way of updating them.

Bonbonenata · 25-08-2011

I have a fantastic small black bag that used to be covered with leather flakes. And when almost all of them were fallen, I send it to shoemaker and he removed flakes. My bag was safe - now it's pure leather.

Geostud · 27-08-2011

^^Softgrey, you can get oil out of that t-shirt.

I had oil stains on a pair of pants recently and read that if you massage dishwasher soap (like Dawn) into the stain, let it sit for 2-3 minutes, and hand wash the soap off in warm water the oil can be removed.

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	maybe you can find something similar someday lucille!... ... i have found that if i wait long enough...eventually someone will do something similar to something that i lost or wish i had bought, etc... it can take a long time...but eventually, if i am patient...i can find something like it again... ... cooking is dangerous for clothing... i should really wear an apron... i need to find a cute one... i just hate to spend the money on a good one cause i know i will never wear it out of the house... ...... but i guess if it protects my fave clothes, it would be well worth the $$$ i want/need one that looks like a proper pinafore... not just around the waist- cause i always splash things on my tops!!!... so- i ruined another top last weekend making salad dressing... got olive oil splatters on an olive coloured t-shirt... i've washed it twice now...but the oil stains wont come out! i'm afraid the top is toast... sigh... ... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior Last edited by softgrey; 15-08-2011 at 11:23 AM.

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lelaid fashion insider Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Gender: homme Posts: 2,383	^ have you checked places like william sonoma for your apron? i know at the store by my place at least, that they are having a big sale right now and their stuff is good quality so you should be able to keep it for years. __________________ Le Laid An image based fashion blog.

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	ohhh...i love love love...that dries shirt...it's one of my fave things he's done in menswear... hmmm...that might work somehow... it can't hurt to try... i wonder... what colours would look good with the olive...? maybe it should be about 3 colours... i think navy would be good...and then maybe some lighter colours... hmm...i am going to have to play around and do some colour tests... wow- this could be a fun project, actually!... thanks runner!!!... ......... thanks also to lelaid... i'll check the W&S website... ETA- william sonoma does not have cute aprons... they have aprons customized with football teams...... i guess those are meant for guys at the grill... not for moi!... ... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior Last edited by softgrey; 16-08-2011 at 11:46 AM.

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lelaid fashion insider Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Gender: homme Posts: 2,383	^ what?! that's weird, i would have assumed they would have like, actual aprons instead of grilling aprons. well, sorry you wasted your time and good luck! __________________ Le Laid An image based fashion blog.

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runner El Viaje Definitivo Join Date: Feb 2004 Gender: homme Posts: 10,960	good luck softgrey though I don't know what kind of olive the top is, much darker olive or a certain hue of red might be interesting. __________________ Let the stars decide

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	dark red... like thimister, yes?... yah...that is a good thought...thx __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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aldn backstage pass Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Gender: homme Posts: 897	i always say i will splash or bleach my ruined clothes... never happens.... __________________ "The one thing that always scares me is to be like the Miss America of the moment, because next year there is a new Miss America" - Alber

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	ohh... yeah...bleach is good too.. maybe a little of both?!.... ... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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softgrey flaunt the imperfection.. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: downtown... Gender: femme Posts: 50,054	oh...very rave-tastic... ... i was imagining something totally different!!!... __________________ "It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding." ChristianDior

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Petit Lucille unspecified Mod Squad Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires Gender: femme Posts: 2,146	Is there any way huge platform sneakers could not be rave-ish? They do take anything you wear somewhere else, but I've re-visited the web of that brand and it's completely different. __________________ sell crazy some place else, we're all stocked up here. http://pilchero.wordpress.com/ - Very Personal Style Last edited by Petit Lucille; 20-08-2011 at 08:46 PM.

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MimiV backstage pass Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Beirut/Paris/Stockholm Gender: femme Posts: 716	I had a pair of off-white heels that became more off than white after a few nights out... so I came up with the idea of spraying them another color (silver) and now they look brand new . Of course, I would never do this with a pair of designer heels but for making over a pair of budget shoes the spraypaint is a quick and easy way of updating them. __________________ FashionBeirut.com/PersonalStyle

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Bonbonenata rising star Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Gender: femme Posts: 165	I have a fantastic small black bag that used to be covered with leather flakes. And when almost all of them were fallen, I send it to shoemaker and he removed flakes. My bag was safe - now it's pure leather. __________________ Divine-kalypso.blogspot.com - ┃★ tFS 50-BOOK CHALLENGE ★┃READING ▸ A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin ┃COMPLETED ▶ 05┃ Last edited by Bonbonenata; 25-08-2011 at 06:51 PM.

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Geostud front row Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Gender: homme Posts: 306	^^Softgrey, you can get oil out of that t-shirt. I had oil stains on a pair of pants recently and read that if you massage dishwasher soap (like Dawn) into the stain, let it sit for 2-3 minutes, and hand wash the soap off in warm water the oil can be removed. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrettrock/

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