Secondo articolo della mia cara amica C. altrimenti conosciuta come “The fashion reporter”. La trovate nella pagina con lo stesso nome, leggetela, il suo senso dell’ umorismo vi farà sicuramente sorridere!
E.
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Bras v. clothes
The wrong bra can ruin a look. I know nothing about bras, but, I am certain about a few things:
1- Push-ups are OUT and were never chic. 
2- The way a top or dress falls depends on its cut/fabric but also on the bra you are wearing
3- You can always see an ill-fitting bra as much as you DON’T notice a good fit, which obviously is the way it should be.
4- Much easier to dress having a small bust than a big one. Ok, I know one can’t change that, at least not easily … just saying in case your insanity is convincing you to “enlarge”!!!
5- Let’s not lose sight of the point I am trying to make though…
6- Just go to a good lingerie shop and get a real person to help you find the right bra for you, as in one which is going to fit you properly and be comfortable.
7- If you are rather “small” you could try for something that helps you add slightly but is still chic. I know I said push-ups are out but, you can possibly go for one, as long as it isn’t over the top. There are other solutions though, try them, you will be surprised by how good they look. If you are “big”, rather than the bra (which helps but isn’t nearly enough), you must find the right clothes.
8- No bra? Well, if you can….it is potentially very chic…very difficult though to get it right…you can slip into extreme vulgarity in a nano second!
9- All in all, I reckon it’s nicer to see nothing there than those awful pointy breasts or pushed to your chin ones some bras make!!!!!
A coupe of addresses on-line to have a look at, where there is actually expert advice:
http://www.triumph.com/uk/en/7890.html
http://uk.triumph.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-GB-Site/en_GB/Home-Show?brand=Triumph
I still think you should go to the shop first, and, once you know your size, styles etc. you can go on-line.
E.
Clothes to “dye” for!
To dye or not to dye? It is a very simple answer mine. If it has been in your cupboard for a while without getting worn and you are thinking to give it away o through it away, than it is to “dye”.
Ok, what I am talking about is this. We are all guilty of buying clothes, especially in the sales, which are not the colour we wanted. I did it last year for example, I really needed (!!!) a black cardigan and I bought a light grey one… as you do…well, couldn’t find the black one, what’s a girl to do in a case like that?!
Second situation: we bought something in a “wonderful” colour a while ago, which we now think is an “awful” colour. I did that too…Happens…
So, going back to my light grey cardigan…. I bought one of those “do it yourself dyes” which are to be used either by hand or in the washing machine.
Of course I decided to use the latter because I am a firm believer EVERYTHING can be done in that wonderful machine.
My cardigan is now dark grey and a little smaller. Ok, I know it was supposed to go black and wasn’t supposed to go smaller…. well, you know, one understands better mistakes after making them….still, now I use my “newish” cardigan a lot. Still missing a black one….. but this will probably be another story next winter.
Conclusions: I am going to tell you what I now know, that I didn’t know before dyeing clothes, in order to prevent YOU, from making the same mistakes. I am overall very happy I did dye those garments though and will do it again. Just don’t expect the exact colour you had in mind and you will be happy too.
1- I hate reading instructions and I know most women have the same aversion but in this case I think it is best if you do and do it very carefully. This will mainly help you to go as close as possible to the colour you wish to obtain.
2- There are two types of dye depending on the fabric you want to change the colour to. A-cotton, linen etc. B-silk, wool, etc. (delicates). Choose the right one because it does make a difference on the result. (this is by the way why I got a smaller cardigan now!).
3-There are lots of pictures showing you how the colours/dye behave, it’s a “before and after” you ought to look at.
4-Only natural fabrics can be dyed. Having said that, if your garment has some stitching or embroidery, that is usually synthetic, so, think carefully. I have dyed some towels grey which had white stitching, which has remained that colour, the result though is great, I really love it. Here you must establish whether you are going to as well.
5- The clothes’ weight bears an enormous importance on the strength and shade of the colour. I haven’t really fully understood this one on the instructions yet, so, you read them.
6-Of course you can use fabric dye also to revive a garment’s colour which has faded..
7-Do remember to clean your w/m very well afterwards, inside the basket but also inside the rubber around it, you don’t want to dye anything else!!!
Have fun!!
(I would be sooo curious to know how you got on!)
E.
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