Fashion Mistakes

Ok, I do love fashion, but I'm definately not an "expert" in the area - which by the way, I just love What Not To Wear on TLC - Clinton and Stacy are just the best! Even though I'm not an expert, there are a few common sense issues that you would THINK everyone would know - so in case you are one of those completely fashion/hygine challenged people, here are a few hints.

First, if you have pets, please don't look like you roll around in the pet bed!! There is this wonderful invention called a Lint Roller.... or perhaps a vacuum if it's bad enough. I can't believe how many people walk around with their clothes looking like they are wearing a hairy costume... besides for not being attractive, I wouldn't think the hair would stay on the clothes while you are cooking and everything, so that means the hair ultimately winds up in what you are eating - or feeding others!

Second - and wow, now that I'm thinking about it, there are quite a few, so I'll be adding a Part 2 to the Fashion Mistakes later (due to time constraints right now!). There are also wonderful inventions called Irons and Steamers. You can buy them pretty darn cheap (or heck, ask for them for Christmas!). It just doesn't look right when you are wearing a nice shirt that looks like it was in a big balled up mess before you put it on. Trust me, I completely understand that some washing machines do strange things to clothes (mine does too!), but it's easy to fix those things and for those who don't like to iron, the Steamer is wonderful!! Just hang the item and let the steam do the work...... other little tidbits for those wrinkles - there is the wrinkle release spray, but it doesn't seem to work well on very tough wrinkles. Or, if you are low on time, a lot of materials can be hung in the bathroom while you are showering and the steam from the shower pulls most of them out - this seems to work best with polyester type things....

Third - ok, if it's too tight, it just doesn't look that good. I know how it feels to want to be that smaller size, and it's nice to be able to actually get into it, but I learned that when things are too tight, it seems to accentuate the problem areas more than helping them. And another note on that area - just because a designer makes something in a certain size, it doesn't mean that it looks right on everyone - remember, their "models" are like 75 pounds and look like they are going to break if you touch them!!

I'll do more on this stuff later - right now I have something else in mind that I want to share with everyone and I'd like for it to be on it's own blog itself....

Till then, keep checking for Part 2 of Fashion Mistakes!