STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Tati · Chanel

when you buy something new,

bluediamond · Dooney & Bourke

Nope, I don't wash anything.

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

Undies & Bras always. Usually nothing else.

wetbandit42 · Marc Jacobs

I usually wash everything before I wear it, except sweaters and hoodies and the like.

Sevilla · BCBG

Like Alliegurl, I only wash bras and undies. I love the way new clothes smell, so I don't wash jeans or tops.

Hedvig · Coach

I don't wash anything. I've always assumed new clothes are clean, and I like the way new clothes look and smell.

Kelly · Hermes

Usually the only thing I wash first is panties. And sometimes, not even those - if I get a pair that's on a hanger or something that other people could have touched, I wash those. But if I just get plain hanes or something in a bag, I'll only wash those about 1/2 the time.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

I am so bad I rarely wash anything before wearing. I don't have a washer dryer so I have to lug everything 3 blocks down to the laundromat and drop like $20. I try to wash as little as possible!

rlutz · Chanel

I only wash bras and underwear

Kitty · Hermes

Nope!

jaymiek · Coach

yes, usually just the undies.

bloomie · Marc Jacobs

I don't.

alagirl · Kenneth Cole

I always wash panties, but nothing else.

dangergirl · Kate Spade

i don't, i'm too impatient to start wearing my new clothes!

Collette · Chanel

Nope though I likely should!

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

The only clothes I wash are from my thrift and second hand stores, never thought about washing bras and panties (even tho' I buy all of them brand new), but maybe I will, you just never know these days.....

FashionPrincess · Hermes

I think we've done this poll before but yup, I wash pretty much everything. You never know who else tried it on and then there are all the packing chemicals, etc and dyes. I've been known to make exceptions though if I'm in a rush to wear it but I usually feel icky wearing it or if it's something I can layer over other clothes I may wait to wash.

Kitty · Hermes

So for those of you that wash before you wear -

what if the item is dry clean only? Do you dry clean it before you wear it?

Bastet · Kate Spade

Usually I wash only undies and bras. But, if a top has deodarant marks on it that I know are not mine, I definitely wash it.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

If you think about it, we should wash everything. So many hands touch the items we find in stores. They are sometimes stored on dusty shelves or fall to the floor. That is not even mentioning all the people that might have tried that same item on before. Its the kind of thing you can't even think about because it will skeeve you out too much.

I read an article about women wearing less and less underwear, particularly around LA and Hollywood. One boutique owner said that about half the time she sees someone in the dressing room, they are not wearing underwear.