{"id":485,"date":"2022-02-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/?p=485"},"modified":"2022-02-16T18:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T02:03:08","slug":"ready-for-vintage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/?p=485","title":{"rendered":"Ready for vintage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vintage and antique garments are all the rage, but before you buy check these critical five factors: \u00a0<strong>Look for quality.<\/strong> Well made garments may be more expensive but they&#8217;ll be worth it in the long run. <strong>Check the fabric<\/strong>. Excessive heat can cause dry rot and separation, especially in collar, cuff and across the seat.<strong> Stains?<\/strong> Old, oxidized stains are often impossible to remove, even by experts.<strong> Sniff test.<\/strong> Musty odors could be from mold &#8212; look for gray or black stains. Bygone body odors in non-washable garments may be a permanent part of the legacy. <strong>Loose beads<\/strong> and sequins. If you&#8217;re not handy with a needle and thread these may not be worth repairing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vintage and antique garments are all the rage, but before you buy check these critical five factors: \u00a0Look for quality. Well made garments may be more expensive but they&#8217;ll be worth it in the long run. Check the fabric. Excessive heat can cause dry rot and separation, especially in collar, cuff and across the seat. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion-forward"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/2463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}