I buy army surplus gear. It’s cheap and the quality is good. I bought an army shirt for $5 about 10 years ago and its still as good as the day I bought it. It’s got a German flag on it and someone’s name written on the collar. Find one with “Hitler” on it and […]
I was given a new yellow dress made of towel. I decided to unpick all the seams, I got one large towel from the back, hand towels from the unpicked sleeves, two smaller bath towels from the side pieces, and two flannels from the left over pieces, I don’t have a sewing machine, so I […]
When tee shirts etc acquire bleach marks, put a strong bleach solution in a bucket. Immerse the article in this. Keep the item moving continuously to ensure it bleaches evenly. A green tee shirt I bleached evenly is now yellow; a navy cardigan is now a rust colour; a red shirt, now pink & they […]
New Zealand Fashion Week 2014 is not until August but we thought we would pass on some oily rag tips on how to look fashionable without high cost. In fact we would not be at all surprised to see a “Frugal Fashions” category slinking down the cat-walk at this year’s event – such is the […]