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"When we&amp;#39;ve talked vintage and thrift shops in the past, oodles of you admitted that the fabulousness of scoring a designer piece at a bargain basement price was kinda offset by the thought that someone else spent time dining, dancing, and doing who knows what else in your frock--even Jenny admitted that used clothes give her the heebie jeebies! But if potential odors are the only thing coming between you and the 1970s Valentino dress of your dreams, I&amp;#39;ve got an amazing tip for you...\nPinterestFacebookPHOTO: www.jupiterimages.com/unlimitedJanie Bryant, the Mad Men costume designer who turned the 60s into an era of sex appeal and stunning frocks (and definitely knows a thing or two about shopping vintage), shares this amazing tip in Valet Magazine: &amp;quot;All you have to do is mix one part vodka with two parts water in a spray bottle. It works every time&amp;#8212;that&amp;#39;s the power of vodka for you.&amp;quot;\nSign up for Glamour.com&amp;#39;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters!\nIntrepid reporter that I am, I headed straight to my freezer, removed the bottle of Grey Goose, and took it to task on a particularly malodorous sweater that&amp;#39;s been sealed up in a giant baggie since I bought it for exactly that reason. And I&amp;#39;m happy to report that it totally worked! This little tip is almost as good as my never-fail homemade stain remover, and I&amp;#39;m filing it away for future use.\nDo you dolls have any of your own at-home tips and tricks you want to share? Have any of you ever tried the vodka and water in a spray bottle thing? Are you tempted to start shopping vintage now that you&amp;#39;re armed with this trick? Share!\nPLUS:\n- The Dos and Don&amp;#39;ts of wearing vintage\n- A shortcut to finding vintage YSL\n- Do you shop at Goodwill?\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nYou could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com!\nAdd Glamour to your iGoogle homepage\nFollow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter!\nPhoto: Comstock/Jupiter Images Unlimited"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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