I completely forgot we have a wardrobe section on here!
I picked up a gorgeous Ralph Lauren jacket from the thrift store last week and it has this unidentifiable stain on the front. I first thought it was makeup, but after washing it four times, putting detergent on it and leaving it over night, trying shampoo (in case it was oil based makeup), and washing it with a different detergent that said it removed stains, it's still there and hasn't faded a bit!! I don't own any stain remover products so I am guessing this might be my next step for trying to get rid of this stain!
The first picture is of the stain. It's darker and more noticeable in person and in day light. This was taken at night under terrible bedroom light. I have a feeling it may be coffee or tea instead of makeup.
Second picture is of the jacket on...Now I know I could probably just dye the jacket a darker brown or whatever and problem solved, but I bought the jacket because I liked the style and the colour on me. I don't own many light coloured pieces and I'm trying to work more lighter colours into my wardrobe so I would prefer to leave the colour and just tackle this stain! Plus I'm a hair model and am going bleach blonde and super short next week, so I feel like dark colours near my face may not work too well for me after I have the hair done since I'm used to being a red head or my natural light reddish brown.
Anyone have any stain removal advice/suggestions??? It's 100% cotton and very pale blue. No idea what the stain actually is or how long it's been sitting there, but am pretty sure it's the reason it ended up at the thrift store since it seems to be pretty stubborn and hasn't even faded a bit since my first attempt. I'm considering buying shout advanced for set in stains, but have never used a stain remover product before and don't want to harm the material or colour any!
I picked up a gorgeous Ralph Lauren jacket from the thrift store last week and it has this unidentifiable stain on the front. I first thought it was makeup, but after washing it four times, putting detergent on it and leaving it over night, trying shampoo (in case it was oil based makeup), and washing it with a different detergent that said it removed stains, it's still there and hasn't faded a bit!! I don't own any stain remover products so I am guessing this might be my next step for trying to get rid of this stain!
The first picture is of the stain. It's darker and more noticeable in person and in day light. This was taken at night under terrible bedroom light. I have a feeling it may be coffee or tea instead of makeup.
Second picture is of the jacket on...Now I know I could probably just dye the jacket a darker brown or whatever and problem solved, but I bought the jacket because I liked the style and the colour on me. I don't own many light coloured pieces and I'm trying to work more lighter colours into my wardrobe so I would prefer to leave the colour and just tackle this stain! Plus I'm a hair model and am going bleach blonde and super short next week, so I feel like dark colours near my face may not work too well for me after I have the hair done since I'm used to being a red head or my natural light reddish brown.
Anyone have any stain removal advice/suggestions??? It's 100% cotton and very pale blue. No idea what the stain actually is or how long it's been sitting there, but am pretty sure it's the reason it ended up at the thrift store since it seems to be pretty stubborn and hasn't even faded a bit since my first attempt. I'm considering buying shout advanced for set in stains, but have never used a stain remover product before and don't want to harm the material or colour any!