Prevention and Cures For Clothing Disasters - When more of you and your underclothes is showing than you intended

 

What are your everyday clothing disasters? At home, or on holiday!

My mistakes include:

Wrap Around Skirts

1 A wrap around skirt which unwrapped in Little India in Singapore.

Twenty strange men rushed to help me. I wasn't sure which ones were pickpockets and which ones had wandering hands. But half of them were helpfully pushing away the others. I was providing both a free striptease show and a free wrestling match. Two thousand other little boys and big men stopped to look.

Flay Away Hats

2 My large brim hat which blew off in the taxi from the airport in Cambodia. The taxi was a motorcycle trishaw, open-sided, no protection against flying objects. The motorcycle's speed over potholes created a switchback effect requring both hands to hang on, plus a nine force gale causing the hat to levitate. My hat disappeared under a passing lorry and flattened. As I looked back, I saw it boomerang around both sides of the road, causing near accidents. By the time we had explained to our driver,

Round Hats

You might be able to tie a flat ribbon at the front, like an old fashioned bonnet.

Under your chin, a cord elastic is uncomfortable. You are better off with flat, thin hat elastic.

Tip To Secure Skirts

Fasten all wrap-around skirts with two small safety pins or two secure brooches for extra security.

Sew small snaps (the UK term is press studs) to secure skirts and wrap-over tops.

And To Prevent Leakage

Disposable Pants.

Washable panty crotch liners.

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Secure zip
I would add a zip. that stops thieves. Also stop items falling out. And insects crawling in.

No zip? Add two pieces of ribbon you can tie together in a bow.

Or sew on press studs or hook and eye fasteners.

If you have old, unwanted shoes, such as lace up trainers, you could cut out two edged holes. Used ribbons to tie together the top of the bag opening.

Matching items
If you have leftover material, make a matching headband or belt, or a pin on a fabric rose as a fabric brooch to match the bag.

Security of bags
Add a long ribbon with one end sewn inside and attach your doorkeys so you never leave them behind in the outside of the door or anywhere else.

Lastly. take a photo of your bag so if you ever lose it when travelling you can identify it to lost property or show innsurance what you lost.

Leftover fabric? Tie a ribbon the handle of your black suitcase or carry on bag.
Make a matching pouch for your spectacles when sleeping in a car or on a plane.

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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.