Do you know that you can save your clothes from getting worn-out? Sometimes we are in the dark on how to safeguard our clothing, so we are quick to dump them when they get damaged.

 

With the COVID-19 pandemic, you would agree that money is not in circulation as it used to be. The virus has taken a toll on economies all over the world.

 

So if you don’t have plans to visit the boutique any time soon, these simple hacks would help to save your clothes and shoes.

Rotate your closet with hangers

Rotating your closet ensures that you wear all your clothes and don’t forget the ones hanging in the back of the closet.

 

Secondly, it reduces wear and tears on your favourite clothes by spacing out how often you put them on.

 

Rotating your closet means that when you do laundry and hang up your clothes, the freshly washed ones go to the back and pushes your other clothes front and centre, where you’re more likely to see and grab them.

Another simple tip for rotating your closet is to make sure all your hangers are facing the same way.

 

When you wash and replace items, face the hangers the opposite way. After about six months, you should be able to see clearly which items are worn frequently, and which remain untouched and could be donated. Keeping an organized, tidy closet means that you’re less likely to buy things you already have.

Sort zipper issues

When a zipper gets stuck or refuses to stay up properly, there are two quick fixes that can save you from embarrassing moments and save your favourite jeans from the trash bin.

 

1. If Your Zipper Is Stuck

Apply lubricant to the stuck part of the zipper to gently ease the pull-down. A little lip balm rubbed on the inside of the zipper usually does the trick.

 

2. If Your Zipper Won’t Stay Up

If you’ve put on a skirt or pants just to have the zipper inch it’s way down your body, give it a little staying power.

 

Spray some hairspray on the open zipper, wait about 30 seconds, and zip up. The stickiness of the hairspray keeps the teeth in place.

 

If you still can’t get the zipper to stay up, thread an empty keyring onto the zipper pull. You can then zip up and hang the keyring on your pants button; a sneaky way to make sure your zipper doesn’t budge.

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Make tight shoes bigger

A pair of shoes could be too tight for a number of reasons; they might have been on sale, so you purchased a pinching pair even though you knew they weren’t comfortable.

 

Or, weight gain and water retention might make your previously comfy shoes decidedly uncomfortable. Luckily, there’s a way to fix leather, suede, and synthetic leather shoes with a pair of socks and a hairdryer.

Below is how to release tight shoes

— Slip-on a thick pair of socks, and then find a comfortable seating position and put the shoes on your feet, over the socks.

 

— Then, blast your feet with a hairdryer for about a minute, or long enough to heat the shoes. Turn off the hairdryer, but continue wearing the shoes until they’re completely cooled, or for about five minutes.

 

The heat makes the shoe material stretch, and cooling them on your enlarged feet holds the new, stretched shape. When you take the shoes off, they should permanently be about a half-size bigger than they were before.

4. Stop Denim Fading

There’s no pair of pants quite as classic as straight, dark denim. That’s because dark denim works as a neutral, so it matches perfectly with all of your other clothes. However, even if you purchase a brand new pair of dark-coloured jeans, it won’t be long until the dye bleeds in the wash.

Try this trick to keep the dye in place

When you toss your jeans in the wash, turn them inside-out, and then add a half-cup of distilled white vinegar to the wash water. Doing so helps keep the dye sealed in your jeans.

 

Then, air-dry your jeans. This helps your denim remain dark for much longer.

 Iron Smarter

Ironing is often time-consuming and tedious, but knowing how to iron clothes quickly can help save you the wear and tear that comes with doing it wrong.

 

First, turn the shirt inside-out so your iron glides over the buttons with ease. Then, instead of attempting to iron out the perfect collar, put on the shirt and turn on a hair straightener. When it’s hot, press the fold of the collar down for few seconds at a time, ironing the crease sharp.

 

The hair straightener as clothes iron is a smart little life hack that could definitely save time when you want to iron out a quick wrinkle or sharpen a crease in the event that you don’t have time to pull out the ironing board.

 

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