I could cry

[akhems]

I got a lovely dress for a party, pic on profile and have just washed it as per the instructions and the black pattern has made sort of stamp marks on the red bit... I followed the instructions, delicate cycle at 30degrees etc

Is it fixable?

[claricebeansmum]

Can you take it back?

If it is still wet and you can't take it back I would wash it through by hand in cold water.

[akhems]

I've rewashed it
rang the shop and they no longer have it so I'll be getting a refund

I love that dress

[Lilyloooohhhh]

What a shame
Love your profile pics , well done
Esp the heating one

[akhems]

Thank you lilylooooohhhhh

I'm really feeling the cold now there's 12stone less insulation round me, lol

[jasper]

ooh you look lovely in your pics!

[Disenchanted3]

Wow you look gorgeous!!

wheres the dress from??

love you 'heating broke' pic

[akhems]

aww thank you, the dress is from Evans but they don't have it anymore, had a very sweet chap on the phone today ringing round lots of shops to try and find one but no joy so he said he'll arrange a refund

It was my first ever dress, been too fat for them til now

[Disenchanted3]

Awww crappy.

Least you'll have the money back to search for another.

Is it totally unwearable?

[TheDevilEatsBabies]

aww, i'm sorry.
it's such a beautiful dress and you look gorgeous in the picture after all your hard work.

[Disenchanted3]

Can I ask how you lost the weight?

I need to loose 2 stone but am struggling, I just can't get motivated to do anything and keep ordering curries

[akhems]

I don't think it's wearable now cos the black marks are all down the front of the plain panel on the skirt if you see what I mean here it is

I had weight loss surgery disenchanted, I'd never have been able to do it on my own, years of yo-yoing made sure of that. But I did and still do best eating low carb.

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

Can I ask what dress size you are now? It is just there is one on Ebay but it looks too big for you

[Wallace]

I don't know what size you need but there is this on ebay

[akhems]

Well, the one i have is a 20 but my friend said it would look better in an 18?

Thanks Norma for looking

[Wallace]

Sorry just seen above link it isn't the same one

[akhems]

ohh

can I see the one you found please?

although it's too late now cos I'm sposed to be going to a gala dinner on saturday night and was planning on wearing it to that so it would never arrive in time

[Wallace]

The one I found is a 26 so too big for you. I don't know which one Norma is looking at.

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

The one on ebay is too big then

[akhems]

lol thank you anyway.. never thought I'd see the day that a 26 was too big!! I used to be a size 36

frantic shopping for me tomorrow although I still have no idea where to look really :/

[Lilyloooohhhh]

akh get yourself over to style and beauty and set a challenge , bet you might even find another one as nice

[akhems]

Lily, it was style and beauty thread that found me that dress in the first place.. BunnyLebowski to be precise

I have another dress that will do for Saturday - There's no way I'm going to have time to find another before that so I'll make do for now and let the hunt commence next week.

[bellavita]

What a shame about the dress .

Just wanted to say though well done on losing your weight, you must feel fantastic

[akhems]

Thank you bella, compared to how I was, it was getting to the stage where mobility was a real problem as well as some aspects of self care and life in general was such a struggle.. it was really lose the weight or be better off dead..

It hasn't been easy but soo very worth it

[Furball]

akhems - it says on your link 'dry clean only'

I'm assuming the label says different?

Well done on your weight loss

[akhems]

the label said delicate wash and remove from machine quickly.. which is what I did

Thank you