Fashion Fixes: 10 Hacks to solve wardrobe mishaps

Sometimes, some days, it seems as though the entire universe decides to conspire against you to deliver fashion mishap after mishap – especially when you have interviews, meetings or somewhere important to run to. There’s even a name for this conspiracy, Murphy’s Law, which basically says, ‘anything that can go wrong will go wrong’. Clearly, there’s no escape.

So to save us and you from some potential embarrassment, we collated 10 common fashion hacks to help you deal with any malfunctions or simply to solve little fashion niggles – from tight shoes, blisters to torn hems.

Vaseline for blisters

Instead of brandishing your feet with unsightly band-aids, slap on a thin film of vaseline and you’ll be good to go. Blisters be gone.

Candle wax to make zippers slide easily

Rub a candle up and down the teeth on both sides of your stuck zipper. The candle wax from the candle will aid the zipper to glide back into place. 

Chalk to hide stains

Use chalk to hide stains but bear in that this works best for rough fabrics or fabrics white in colour. So silks are a no go.

Double sided tape to fix torn hems

Whenever you hems snag on something, rip and start to flap in an unsightly manner, whip out some good ol’ double sided tape from your office or any stationary store. It may not hold up as good as a thread and needle but it does the job temporarily.

Roll your sleeves up with thin elastics

If you fancy wearing shirts with perfectly cuffed sleeves, then keep those sleeves rolled up all day by placing a thin elastic around the sleeve and push upwards with the elastic.  You won’t have to touch your sleeves again.

Baby wipes to remove deodorant marks

Remove pesky deodorant marks with few rubs of a baby wipe.

Beeswax to waterproof canvas shoes

Canvas shoes are ideal for skipping about town during errand days but when the skies threaten to wreak havoc on your by way of thunderous rainfall, then your shoes along with your feet are bound to get soaked. To prevent that, waterproof your shoes by rubbing the surface with beeswax and set it with a hairdryer.

White wine to remove red wine stains

This one’s easy. As much as red wine stains tend to be a sticky situation, simply take a cloth soaked in white wine to gentle blot on the stain. White to remove red, it’s a match made in heaven.

Breaking in shoes

Instead of spending days walking around the house with your new shoes, wear some socks, put on the shoes and blast the hairdryer on it.

Baby powder to remove oil stains

If your bags are unfortunately marked with oil stains, remove them by coating it with baby powder. Allow your bags to sit overnight and the stain should disappear by morning because the powder will absorb the oil. 

Tarandip Kaur