This is one of those DIY instances where the solution is tailor-made. In that, my tailor Rosio came up with it… (She rocks.)

The problem: somehow my beloved Leifsdottir blouse got damaged and although I’m fairly confident no bleach was involved in the incident, it was left with a dime-sized reverse-stain — a small but glaring colorless patch. 

Knowing it would make me crayyyy-zeeee, I was prepared to toss the top even though it wasn’t exactly fast-fashion disposable to start and I had also paid to have it taken in at the waist.

Cue Rosio.

She’s a solutions kind of woman and without fail, gave me a last-ditch plan that started with a sexy pair of rubber gloves….

In addition to the ladyfingers, I needed a bottle of RIT liquid dye in a coral color match (or if necessary, several bottles to mix my perfect match), some Qtips and Woolite.

I applied the dye with the cotton buds straight onto the discolored fabric only. (What domestic divas would call spot-treating.) I let it settle for 15-20 minutes then handwashed the blouse with my gloves and Woolite and let it dry. I repeated the process until I could no longer detect any damage.

Viola!!

Good as new.

And actually, kind of better than new as the rinse stage punched up the color of the top overall. A happy bonus!

XOLC

Note: This post is not sponsored. All thoughts are unbiased and my own. 

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