It never shows up all at once. A shirt looks fine for weeks, then one day the collar has a faint shadow that wasn't there before, and by the time you notice it, it's already had a head start. That's a collar ring, and it's not a sign you missed a wash. It's oil and...
You pull a favorite blazer out of storage, toss it in with the regular load, and think nothing of it, until it comes out two sizes smaller in the shape of a completely different jacket. That is not bad luck. That is a care label that went unread. Most garment damage...
