Cheers! I was a teen in the late 1980s when these sweater dresses were so big, but I never ever owned or wore one! I found this long wool beaded dress at a thrift shop months and months ago and had it in the giveaway pile until I realized it would make for a lovely holiday frock to wear for Christmas dinner. I think it cost me $6.99.
Isn't the beadwork lovely? The dress weighs a ton. I'm wearing it here with a vintage velvet elasticized belt.
Unforch, I won't wear this dress again - unless I can figure out how to get the black dye from wearing off on my hands when I'm in the dress. When I washed it for the first time, I noticed there was tons of dye run-off, but I thought a good wash would be the end of it. Alas, my pals around the Christmas table thought I had rather serious bruising on my hands and had a good laugh when I told them it was dye from my dress. Eeps.
Any solutions or tips out there? I hand-washed the dress again, and again, the dye just ran and ran. Is this dress destined for the chuck pile??
Hello GQ, I think you look terrific in your new dress and sure hope you wore your newly found purse to go with it! My Mom always swears by salt to stop dye from bleeding. I looked it up and it was confirmed (should know better! Mom's always right!) Here's the trick:
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cold water and approximately 1 cup of salt for about 45 minutes to an hour. Be sure salt is dissolved before putting the garment in. Wash as usual."
Looks like Epson salts and White vinager also work :)! Happy New Year!!
I know this is an out of the blue question but what DID you end up getting the 'Mr. Grunge Queen' for Christmas?
ReplyDeleteVeronica - thank you!! How could I forget that handy tip? I used to use salt to wash new sweaters but obviously it's been a while since I've done that and I spaced out and forgot about it. Will def try it our before I relegate the dress to the giveaway pile!! Will let you know how it turns out ....
ReplyDeleteGen_ifer - tee hee, thanks for reminding me! You must be talking about the Thrift Gift I got my man - I am posting it momentarily! Let me know what you think!!
ReplyDeleteHey! Thanks for the Christmas wish. It's a little to late for a Merry Christmas, but have a happy new year!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who has overcome the no bedding rule.
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Happy New Year to you Sir Thrift-A-Lot, and happy thrifting!
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