Technique:
- Boil shirts
― Je55e, Monday, 11 June 2012 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
I put them in OxyClean for extended periods, which helped more than anything else. Boiling was an act of desperation. It might have helped, but I don't really know for sure.
I recently bought laundry bluing and I'm hoping that helps make whites last longer for me.
― Je55e, Monday, 11 June 2012 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
― Je55e
A+
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 11 June 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
rare is the time in my waking life where I am not wearing a white tshirt
― he bit me (it felt like a diss) (m bison), Monday, 11 June 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
I tried bluing. I think it left blue spots on things but did not actually make my whites blue-whiter. Maybe you need to pre-mix it with really hot water and then pour the mixture in with the washwater so it dilutes better? Something I do/did not have access to at random laundromat.
― how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Monday, 11 June 2012 19:12 (eleven years ago) link
I went to Sears to buy Hanes undershirts, but they were out of them and I got Covington instead and those motherfuckers are terrible. They feel rough, the fabric is thin and limp, and they are wide enough for another half of a Jesse.
xp - Yeh, that's the thing about bluing - you have to dilute it and add it when the rinse cycle is full, which is a hassle because I don't hang out in my laundry room during the wash. But I've got secret planz for sneaking a mini washer and mini dryer into my apartment and I am looking forward to laundry miracles than can only be accomplished with the coveted In-Unit Laundry.
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― Je55e, Monday, 11 June 2012 19:16 (eleven years ago) link
(oops, big pic. sorry)
of course i wear white! everyone needs one pair of white trousers. at least.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 11 June 2012 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
...
― Je55e, Monday, 11 June 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
I will never ever where white pants. Some people can pull them off. I would feel, and therefore look, ridiculous.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 11 June 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
Where?
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Monday, 11 June 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
Dammit. U know what I meant!
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 11 June 2012 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
I don't wear white at all. Props to those who can pull it off.
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― Word of Wisdom Robots (Abbbottt), Monday, 11 June 2012 22:41 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 11 June 2012 23:33 (eleven years ago) link
One thing I like about New Orleans is that ordinary people can get pull off wearing a white linen suit, at least on certain occasions.
― Je55e, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 01:26 (eleven years ago) link
i wore a white tux to prom don't do that
― a hauntingly unemployed american (difficult listening hour), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 02:02 (eleven years ago) link
i mean, wait, never mind, do what you want. i apparently did.
― a hauntingly unemployed american (difficult listening hour), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 02:05 (eleven years ago) link
Any comtemplation of white clothing seems to always devolve into discussions about laundry care, stain removal, whether it's really necessary to wash whites separately, and whether chlorine bleach or near-boiling water temperatures are desirable. I'm fine with the way white looks when it's new and clean, but keeping it looking that way is too high-maintenance for me, so I usually wear darker colors, preferably with a stain-disguising pattern or texture.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 04:11 (eleven years ago) link
white dress shirts only but about 3x per week
― the late great, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
They wash down really well after about 6-8 years.
― how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Monday, June 11, 2012 2:23 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
I wish undergarment companies would just sell white tees that have been continually washed for 6-8 years. I have a few fruit of the loom white tees that I never wear, I just toss them in the hamper again and again, hoping that they'll break down one day enough to be soft.
― un® (dayo), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 01:09 (eleven years ago) link
was thinking the other day that i should rock white jeans this summertotally could pull that off i think
White jeans
― buzza, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 03:50 (eleven years ago) link
White V necks is all I wear in the summer, and to work. I own a pair of white jeans but only wear when I would go dancing at country bars. I don't really go dancing in country bars anymore.
― JacobSanders, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 04:15 (eleven years ago) link
i never don't regret wearing white
― carly rae (flopson), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
I bought white leggings. What is wrong with me.
― tokyo rosemary, Thursday, 14 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
i've noticed that a lot of women in their late-50s and 60s wear white linen pants (lined, of course)and that most women in this town who wear white jeans pair them with heels, high ones
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 00:11 (eleven years ago) link
i am wearing white cotton shorts atm
― Lamp, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 00:16 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
I'm at a show - it is hot in here and it's btwn bands - and I was just thinking how wearing white in the woods is a beautiful and ridiculous thing so I think I will dig that strapless white dress out of the giveaway bag and wear it camping or at the cottage this summer
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 22 June 2012 01:58 (eleven years ago) link
or not, it's ok
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 22 June 2012 02:00 (eleven years ago) link
Excellent use of white flows dress imo
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 22 June 2012 02:06 (eleven years ago) link
wore white to my junior prom
perhaps not the best look for me
― mookieproof, Friday, 22 June 2012 02:11 (eleven years ago) link
do not pitch the white dress
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Friday, 22 June 2012 02:24 (eleven years ago) link
it has a flowy knee-length skirt - with a thin layer of tulle! which is why i'm like lol forest dress bc it is def not a city dress for me
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 22 June 2012 03:52 (eleven years ago) link
O_O waaaaaant
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Friday, 22 June 2012 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
since I started this thread I have purchased 2 more white tops.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 29 June 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
This shit works well. http://www.whitebritelaundry.com/products.php
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Thursday, 11 October 2012 16:35 (eleven years ago) link