22 Time-Saving Fashion Hacks Everyone Should Know About
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Waterproof your canvas shoes naturally by rubbing them with beeswax and then setting it with a blow-dryer.
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When ironing a button-up shirt, flip it inside out to easily iron over the button side.
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Put a stocking or nylon over a vacuum cleaner hose to find tiny items like earring backs.
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Quick, easy and so much less faff than lugging out the ironing board.
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Fix a stuck zipper by rubbing the teeth with a graphite pencil tip.
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To quickly get rid of deodorant stains, rub them with a pair of jeans. Test a small patch first to avoid any colour transfer.
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Remove a red wine stain by gently blotting with a cloth soaked in white wine.
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To remove yellow sweat stains from white shirts, spray the affected areas with lemon juice before you put them in the wash.
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A quick spritz of hairspray will help your tights last for longer.
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To clean dirt off suede, remove the crust from a piece of bread and allow it to become stale. Gently rub the stain with the edge of the stale bread, and it will disappear.
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Emma Spedding
To see which clothes you never wear, turn all your hangers in one direction, and as you take out clothes to wear, hang them back up with the hanger facing the opposite direction. After one year, get rid of the clothes that are still hanging in the original direction.
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Make your t-shirts vintage-soft by leaving them in salt water (1 quart water and ½ cup of salt) for about three days, then wash normally.
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If you want to dry delicate pieces, a salad spinner is the best way to do it, as it'll do the job without putting strain on the fabric.
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Windex can be used to safely restore the sheen to patent shoes.
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PHILL TAYLOR
Remove smells from vintage or charity shop clothing by spritzing them with a mixture of one part vodka and two parts water.
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Get an oil stain out of a bag by coating the mark with baby powder and letting it sit overnight. By morning, the stain should be gone.
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Stop angora or mohair from shedding by placing the garment in a sealed plastic bag and freezing it for a minimum of three hours.
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Maintain the wash of your favourite pair of dark jeans by adding a 1/2 cup of distilled white vinegar to the final rinse cycle while doing laundry.
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Break in stiff or snug-fitting shoes by putting them on with socks and blasting your feet with a hot hairdryer.
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Get rid of any unsightly bobbles with a pumice stone—just don't rub too hard!
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You can tell if a pair of pants will fit without trying them on by wrapping the waist around your neck. If the pants are your size, the jeans will wrap just once around your neck without overlap.