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e_doli · Dooney & Bourke

shrinkage

Elle · Hermes

I hate it when that happens! You really shouldn't have to play they 'allow for shrinkage' game. While I kind of expect it from cotton tees and tanks, it REALLY bothers me when it happens to pants. Gap is good about taking their stuff back b/c of shrinkage (I returned a pair of stretch cords that shrank 3 inches in length!), and just remember to buy a size up in the future. As a general rule, things with stretch in them are less likely to shrink and/or lose their shape than non-stretch stuff.

missbean · BCBG

I probably shouldn't be recommending this, but here's what I do: I wash the clothes in cold, then when I take them out, I manually stretch the piece vertically and then lay them to dry to its longer length. It works pretty well for my stretch sevens, I usually have my mom help me pull the legs, hehe. For shirts, be careful to hold and pull from below the arm holes since you probably wouldn't want the arm holes stretching out.

mizzle · BCBG

omg, seriously dude! i love these wife beaters and everythiing shrinks and freaks up my body. i wish every store had normal and long torso sizes.

cc · Marc Jacobs

quote:
Originally posted by: missbean
"I probably shouldn't be recommending this, but here's what I do: I wash the clothes in cold, then when I take them out, I manually stretch the piece vertically and then lay them to dry to its longer length. It works pretty well for my stretch sevens, I usually have my mom help me pull the legs, hehe. For shirts, be careful to hold and pull from below the arm holes since you probably wouldn't want the arm holes stretching out."

i do this with a lot of my tops! damn, my long torso.

mizzle · BCBG

i have an enormous torso too. you know, you'd think with all of us long-torso'd chicks, they'd have a line of camis and wife beaters and tees for us. hmmm. i dunno, i'm just saying. for god sakes, at leat j.crew should have long torso sizes for their beloved wife beatrs.