clothing care

How to remove fuzz from sweaters [Quick Tips Video]

how to remove fuzz from sweaters
Here's my best style hack to remove the unsightly fuzz from sweaters. I don't know about you but sweater pilling drives me nuts! There are some wool and cashmere sweaters that no matter what, they accumulate those nasty fuzz balls called pilling under the arms are wherever there is friction from wear. Don't worry, this sweater shaver hack really works! FocusOnStyle Quick Tip Videos with Sharon Haver are on the go (unedited, undone, real life) one take, one minute videos designed to help you elevate your business, life and style each day. For the QuickTips Video Library, click here. I pulled some sweater shavers for you to shop JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this

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Clothing Care Tip: I figured out how to fold T-shirts neatly- The Miracle Fold is my secret!

a ridiculous amount of striped t-shirts. folded in a cinch by The Miracle Fold and my lack of patience
I have to admit when it comes to how to fold T-shirts neatly, I get a bit anal. There must be a part of me left over from random still-life stylist jobs (I almost always worked with models) where the idea that every crease in a perfectly stacked set of shirts looks crisp, pristine, and most important, EVEN…. like in a catalog or on a store shelf. Admittedly, I have since developed a fascination with the Japanese shirt folding video technique, but my fingers don't "pinch" that perfectly. Albeit, even after considering the Martha Stewart T-shirt folding method (like the Japanese but, well, Martha-ized), it's clear that as much as I adore Martha Stewart, I'm no competition in the laundry

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White Clothing Care Tips- You Don’t Have To Marry the Drycleaner (if you don’t want too)

White denim and leather jacket at Shopbop
White Day at FocusOnStyle continues! The white clothing trend is certainly gorgeous with the likes of earlier posts about Acne and Comme des Garcons all seeing the white of day this spring. But if you are like me, you'll be questioning how much wear you will really get out of the big ticket items when keeping white clean and pristine can be an issue. We've talked about how to remove yucky yellow deodorant stains- if only I could spritz on that guy in front of me at the gym. White Brite laundry whitener And as far as keeping white jeans-- like the JBrand jacket from Shopbop pictured above-- T-Shirts and tighty-whities not looking dingy, I prefer a dash of White Brite in the

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