why has nobody invented ...

[tamaranth]

... clothes that shrink when you do?

Things shrink in the wash sometimes. Result: clothes that are too tight.

We lose weight sometimes. Result: clothes that are too loose.

Imagine a laundry agent that shrank clothes by a specific amount -- say, an inch per 10 grammes. You'd add it to the washing machine when you washed those nice jeans that are a bit too big now. And your nice jeans would fit again. And you wouldn't have to give them to charity / save them for Fat Days / buy a pair in the next size down which seem to be a different shape.

(Imagine, also, the Hilarious Consequences if this additive made it into the general wash. Hmm, maybe it should be a pre-wash agent ...)

Comments

[incy.livejournal.com]

Did you never sit in a cold bath with a pair of shrink to fit Levis on?

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever owned a pair of Levis. Blue jeans are Not My Thing. (Also, do I look like a masochist?*)

*don't answer this

[incy.livejournal.com]

they do them in black

[ms-cataclysm.livejournal.com]

I tried shrinking my old clothes & my favourite pair of jeans and The Only Pair of Shorts That Have Ever Looked Good On Me stayed the same size.

I washed my new work shirts on the gentle everyday programme and they would now fit Barbie . Thank you (not) Messrs Hilfiger & Lauren