Today’s edition of ‘Thrifty Thursday’ will be a cautionary tale of How Things Can Go Wrong (or Semi-Wrong) When Op-Shopping. First, note the dress: a strapless Zara Basic, with bubble skirt. It has an interesting pattern, so puts a spin on the traditional LBD.
I noticed the fraying around the top seam (see photo) on the day I bought it, but didn’t think much of it and it wasn’t until I got the dress home when I realised the zipper was utterly useless. Cue a trip to the dressmakers!
Then!
Once I got it back, I put it on and the fraying became an issue – especially when I used double-sided tape (I get paranoid in strapless dresses) caught and snagged the threads even more.
So. I’m still not sure if this purchase was a success or a failure.
