First Date Fashion

To all my dedicated readers, I apologize. Life's been taking over lately. But I’m committed to keeping up with my blog so please continue to check back!

For now, I’ll leave you with my very first published article on first date fashion.

Enjoy!

Wash & Wear: Rachel Pally

The label says “dry clean only.” But for this soft jersey material, the gentle cycle is actually gentler on the fabric. Dry cleaning tends to cause the material to pill, aging your favorite Rachel Pally piece even after only two wears.

The key is to wash in the gentle cycle and to hang dry. Caring for my Rachel Pally collection this way has helped to preserve the quality of the material - keeping it looking new, longer.

Hope this tip helps for those of you who love her clothes as much as I do!

quicktip: OIL begone

It happens in slow motion. Like when you're eating a salad and that cherry tomato drenched in delicious oil and herbs flicks off your fork and lands on your thigh, just right after traveling down the bottom of your shirt. And the result? A masterpiece of drizzle and splat. I worry about looking sloppy, a bit. But the anxiety of stain removal is worse. And I worry about that more. It usually happens to a shirt you bought the other day. First time wearing it, loving it, looking hot in it -- then disaster strikes and you're looking up to the clouds asking why? Alright alright - a little drama queen never hurt anyone.

My aunt is a genius. She has a fix for everything. I was moping around about a shirt I so clumsily ruined with my curry chicken and she came to the rescue. She said, "rub baby powder into the stain and throw it in the wash."

To my surprise, it worked. Since then, baby powder has been the miracle oil stain remover. The powder soaks up the oil and the wash is the final step so you don't go walking around like you were in a bakery kitchen.

If you have no baby powder, hairspray works too - although, i've always looked to the powder first. Good luck....and try it with confidence - I promise it will save you many a shirt.