Fashion Tragedies / Damage Control

[fashionista-ta]

I have asked the cleaners to block things before with some success. Probably you can find more info online ... I think it involves forming and stretching something while wet and allowing it to dry that way.

 

[softgrey]

yeah- stretching it while it's wet is the only way i know of...
even try wearing it while it's still damp...
but it will probably never really go all the way back...

so-
i left a hat in the back of a cab...
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the driver says he found it and will bring it by when he's in the area...
*fingers crossed...*

 

[softgrey]

still trying to get the hat back from the car company...
...

 

[eizhowa]

^They don't have a pick up spot? In my country, all lost and found items are supposed to be handed over to the police. Not that they are oc...

 

[softgrey]

they said they are going to mail it to me...
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but they have to get it from the driver first who seems to be a bit of a nutter...

 

[softgrey]

OMG- 4 weeks later and we have a happy ending...
fedex just delivered my hat to me!

yattah!!!

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*it was worth it!...
now i will wear...

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ Oh good ... I really wasn't sure whether you were getting it back!

 

[softgrey]

hahaha...
neither was i...
but i just refused to give up and i never even got nasty on them...
i was just really really nice and really really persistent...

...

 

[Fewormany]

Glad to hear your hat returned softgrey!

I've been able to get my cardigan back to it's normal shape (or at least very close)!

I read somewhere to soak it in cold water with baby hair conditioner. The conditioner should soften up the fibers making it easier to stretch. And it worked! I had to be careful to stretch it evenly, one sleeve shorter that the other isn't a look I am aiming for. But I'm so happy my cardigan is alive again, I didn't realize how much I wore it until I wasn't able to.

 

[softgrey]

baby conditioner?
didn't even know there was such a thing...
i had heard of washing sweaters with baby shampoo though...
makes sense...

glad we both had a happy ending...

 

[softgrey]

haha....
so- i did it again...
went to karaoke and left behind an agnes b beret...
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got it back though...

 

[softgrey]

so- my melissa platform sandals ripped!
the plastic tore...


haven't been able to find a way to fix them and even asked at the store, but they said it's not possible and offered me 50% off another pair from this season...
so- ok-
i got a pair of Melissa by Viv Westwood...
but it's not even close to the same style...

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now i don't have a good pair of flatform sandals anymore...

 

[barbaraaa]

I have this pair of wedges that I absolutely love and had gotten back to wearing again. I've had them for ten years now, and haven't worn them a lot, but enough so that I had to replace their original buckles meanwhile.


Soooo... the other day I wore them because I thought they would look great with my new Love Moschino skirt (which they did!) but one of the ankle straps tore I will go to a cobbler to see if they can do some inner reinforcement or something, as I really do like these shoes!

my pic

 

[softgrey]

how did it go?
was the cobbler able to do anything?
i agree...nice shoes!
good luck!

 

[softgrey]

i have this E6000 glue...

have been really bummed about my melissa flatforms tearing...
couldn't bear to chuck them, so i tucked them on a top shelf...
just remembered this glue- might be able to repair a tear in rubber?
so am giving it another go...

fingers crossed...


*they have them on yoox again-
but i know they will just tear again, so i can't justify buying a new pair, since it's just a defective design...

 

[barbaraaa]

how did it go?
was the cobbler able to do anything?
i agree...nice shoes!
good luck!

I am terrible and life has been hectic and I only took them to the cobbler like three weeks ago! He replaced the bit that ties the back to the buckle (I can't really explain?) with a stronger leather on both shoes... still didn't get the chance to wear them but I really want to!

 

[softgrey]

that sounds promising!

i haven't worn the flatforms yet- but it looks like the glue might work...
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i also repaired three hair ties yesterday...
i put new elastic in them...
*on of them is just two wood spheres but it's very special to me as it was a gift to me from my parents when they went to holland...
i was too young to go with them at the time...
it's been a treasured item ever since...
*i replaced the white elastic with black and it actually looks much better now!

 

[Ganybelle]

So I just bought some Porselli flats and it would seem while trying to break them in (they were ever so slightly tight in the toe area) there has developed a teeny tiny rip in the seams. I've worn them a total of maybe 12 hours over the course of the week. They are indeed delicate. The funny thing is I don't even care right now...

 

[eizhowa]

^A rip in the seam?! Where?

 

[Ganybelle]

The top near where the ribbon ties. And it's not like my feet were too big - they weren't too small they were just snug and needed to conform to my foot like all leather shoes do. I can still wear them and probably have them fixed but I'm put off from buying another pair now. Oh well.