Hello gorgeous I hope you have a fantabulous Saturday! I wanted to drop a few lines to talk about the cleaning instruction tag on our clothes. Now nothing grinds my gears more than a piece of clothing that has no directions. It’s either going to go well or a hot mess there will be nothing in between. So you and I know that affordable prices is our thing but we don’t want to get robbed of great quality. Yet I used to jeopardize the quality of my clothes by cleaning them with no care in the world. I wanted to limit the amount of time it would take me to do laundry. I would think it was the company’s fault who sent me junk quality. Years ago I decided that it couldn’t hurt to follow the tag. When I started reading the tags it had clicked as to why my clothes turned out the way that they did.
Now I know you may loathe laundry and that’s okay. However, you will get more longevity and will not compromise the quality of your clothes. I know you don’t want to spend your hard earned money to throw clothes away. Follow your tag instructions and when they’re missing or you’re unsure. I’d recommend running it on a delicate cycle with no spin or the old faithful hand washing way. I couldn’t believe how many of my clothes had low tumble, hang or lay to dry directions. I have had a few clothes that said they may bleed when washed. I wash all my clothes inside out but I’d definitely recommend turning all distressed bottoms inside out. I did an experiment and noticed my distressing stats intact that way. Some companies will go the extra mile and put the cleaning directions in the description. It might sound silly but if a piece is dry clean only then I’d like to know before I buy it.
Jumper details:
I wanted to share a small snippet about today’s look. This jumpsuit is soft, not restricting, it does not pull in all directions from the lower region area and is comfortable. I am wearing an extra small and could totally size down. I wanted to have a little extra room since this outfit is 100% my lounge at home piece. It has a cinched waist that is adjustable, a racerback top and strapless bra friendly. The colors are more of a subtle mute tone so it’s not feeling too busy and in your face. To get in this piece you will slip it on and there are no zippers or buttons. It does have pockets which I love because I need to hide my Skittles from my toddlers. This jumpsuit also comes in gray, pebble and courtyard(looks to be olive toned). Shop my jumpsuit below.
Cleaning directions:
Machine wash cold with like colors. Do not bleach. Reshape lay flat to dry. Cool iron if needed. Do not iron on print. Do not wring or twist.
LOL! It’s not funny but I would have had this jumpsuit looking like the next hot mess express if I didn’t follow this. Shop my jumpsuit below.
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I’m right there with you- I always read the tags in my clothes. If they don’t have instructions, I always opt for a delicate cycle with a low to medium rinse, but I find most of my clothing already says that. From there, I hang these pieces on an old clothing rack to dry. I have never done the reshape/lay flat thing, and so far so good. I never put denim/jeans/shorts/capris through the dryer! I may run them for 10 minutes on low to remove some initial moisture, but otherwise they must be hung. This protects the distressing as well. Happy washing!
xoxo Amanda | theaestheticedge.com
Definitely love this and I could wear this out on a nice casual Saturday.