NAS Pleione mixed media top - wrinkly?

elpgal

If you have put this top through the paces, do you find them rather wrinkly? I am iron-averse and though I love the fit and colors, I am wondering if I they are not a good fit for my lifestyle.

9 years ago

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DonnaF

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I have this top in two colors, and yes it is wrinkly. I also don't iron; I spray with a mister. When an item comes out of the washer, I spray pretty heavily before it goes in the dryer and then remove it and hang it when it is warm, very damp, and at least most of the wrinkles have come out. I may also spray again and smooth/stretch out the wrinkles. I also spray after I have worn it so I can wear it a second time assuming it is still acceptably clean. I never ever put on a wrinkly item, but at the same time I rarely set an iron to anything -- like maybe four times a year.

I wish this top didn't wrinkle so much, and I will stop at two colors. What I really like is the softness like jammies.

9 years ago

elpgal

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DonnaF, I am very tempted to give your technique a try. The mister is just water, right?

9 years ago

Anonymous

Sigh. I haven't washed mine yet.

9 years ago

Joyce B

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I have the same top and I need to figure out if I should return it after a few people mentioned about the wrinkling. I also love the fit and the feel of it and it's my only long flowy top for Fall but the talk about the wrinkling is giving me pause. I steam iron my clothes and I mind if they look unironed after I put in the work.
Good luck figuring out what to do with yours, too.

9 years ago

traceyws

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I have a couple of these as well. They go in the dryer for about ten minutes on air dry, then hang, smoothing out the wrinkles. Works like a charm!

9 years ago

abc

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I have two on their way to me and this will be a big consideration for me. Thanks for bringing it to light (and the possible solutions, all of which, sadly, are too much for me)

9 years ago

Claudia

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I have this top and thought about returning them when they first arrived: yes, wrinkled right out of the box, primarily on the woven front, not on the knit parts. But I am glad that I didn't. The wrinkles fall out while wearing and while on the hanger. I have worn mine as a tunic so the wrinkles from sitting are slight and seem to fall out while wearing. I suppose if tucked into bottoms they would be deeper wrinkles. I haven't washed mine yet, that will probably be the deciding factor. I do tend to wash and hang dry on my other clothes and rarely have wrinkles so fingers crossed on these because they are really very comfortable and I like the way they drape on me. I sort of love them so far...

9 years ago

Angie

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Which top are you talking about, ladies?

9 years ago

Claudia

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http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/pl.....038;cm_cat

9 years ago

abc

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Then I retract my statement. I have two of THIS one (Plieone split neck blouse, an Angie find) on the way to me - though I do recall reading in some of the reviews that the solid colors are mixed media while the printed ones are of one fabric. Not sure if there is a wrinkle issue with this one or not.

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9 years ago

Angie

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Aha. That one. Thanks, Claudia. It's rayon (or viscose), so it will crease. But usually - as Claudia suggests - creases fall out of rayon as you wear the item. Especially in the heat it seems. Unlike linen and cotton.

9 years ago

DonnaF

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@elpgal: I use only water in my spray bottle. It's my cheap, low tech alternative to using a steamer.

9 years ago

elpgal

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So, the consensus is wrinkly but manageable. I don't mind the rumpled wrinkly look on cotton or linen but find them sloppy on silk or rayon.

9 years ago

Carole

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I had one of the these from NAS a couple years back that I only wore once, it wrinkled like crazy on me and looked a mess..I just purchased the split neck version this year hoping I won't find the same problem...hmmmm.

9 years ago

rabbit

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I have an older one. Below is what it looks like when just pulled off a hanger in the closet (wrinkly).

I second though that if you wear it for twenty minutes, especially untucked, the wrinkles come out (although it can crease from sitting with it crumpled of course). I don't have a steamer but I hang it in the bathroom taking a hot shower and that does the trick.

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9 years ago

Peri

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Mine arrived and I sent it back today. I just didn't love it. The color was darker than it looked online..still a nice purple, but not quite the glow I was counting on. The split went so deep I would have had to wear something under it, which wasn't what I wanted. And I'm not someone who minds showing a bit of chest, so I'm actually surprised that this is okay on some. On me it was extremely low.

So the wrinkles were part of the equation but I would have kept it if I had loved it. I just didn't.

9 years ago

Kari

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I have the version Rabbit posts and it's so wrinkly that I rarely wear it. I also don't like the placement of the bust pocket on me.

9 years ago

glamourpuss

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I have several tops like this - it seems to be my favorite kind of top - so I just use a steamer before and/or after wearing. Unless I spill or sweat a good, thorough steaming freshens as well as a wash and leaves the top wrinkle-free. It also allows me to skip dry cleaning my DCO silk tops much of the time.

If you really enjoy wearing these kinds of tops like I do, maybe give steaming a try? I use the Jiffy ESteam, which is a travel model but works a treat at home, too. And, I almost never iron.

9 years ago

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