Dress Of The Day with Angela

Why Wash New Underwear? I was following a few forums on Facebook and elsewhere on whether you should wash underwear or all clothes. Some people say you don't know who might have checked the garment at the factory, packed it, re-packed it, posted it. Whether it lay around and got dusty, dust mites, insects, bacteria, viruses.  Whether an item was tried on in the shop, then put back in the package. Or posted out, tried on, wrong size, returned still with the tag attached, but touched, and against somebody's skin. Washing Donated Clothes  When I lived in Northwood in North west London I used to shop in the Cancer Research shop. I queried the cleanliness of donated clothes. An assistant told me that everything was washed in their washing machine at the back of the shop.  I think every charity shop should have a washing machine, and mark which clothes have been washed if some are washed and others not. Risks Of Unwashed Items How do you know that donated clothes are not night ...

 I was hunting for Kim & Co clothes. I have stretch suits which are not smart but neat and fit all the time. I hunted on ebay and up came the offer of what looked like two pink vests. They are not the heavy stretch fabric, but very light, like underwear.  I had hesitated to order the two pink vest tops from Ebay because of the size. They are soft and comfortable to wear. Then I looked up the company online and found lots of interesting information. The Kim & Co Company 1 Kim is not the family name but the first name of female designer Kim Mendelson.  2 Although the clothes are designed in Montreal, Canada, they are also marketed through online clothes channels in the UK and Germany. 3 Designer Kim produces not just two seasons of clothes, summer and winter, not just four seasons, but a new collection every month for the online shopping channels. 4 Their unique selling point is designed for women by women, why not for a woman by a woman. Thinking about it, with tha...

  Daisy Eldrige label, wholesaler. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Blue Top Daisy Eldridge top. Blue. Scoop neck. Batwing sleeve. Very soft and stretchy. From St Lukes shop. Not smart enough to wear out, but very comfy when working from home. Burgundy Skirt Stretchy burgundy skirt, Kim & Co. Color cranberry, made in Canada. 96 % polyester, 4% elastane. Amazing that only 4% gives so much stretch. Six vertical panels and a deep waistband of doubled fabric. Useful Websites https://www.stlukes-hospice.org/shops/ Phase Eight size 12 . 90 % viscose. Lining. Except for see-through sleeves. Size medium. Please share links to your favourite posts.