There are several top stories today. The Tahawwur Rana trial, Rahm and the Blago trial, ComEd might raise rates. All those stories are wonderful, exciting and must-read news stories. But I have a better one:
The abuse of white pants and linen before Memorial Day.

I'm no fashion blogger or part of any fashion authority. But I do have a few pair of linen pants and I have been forbidden to bring them out until AFTER Memorial Day, based on some tribal law that if broken will be bring you shame. If caught, I would have to wear a Scarlet L.

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do not do that! send them back and get some from somewhere else. You can't shrink and adjust good linen.
Your best option is to find a good tailor.
Don't wait until the last minute, find a tailor right away. Get a fitting and an estimate. It might take a few days before he/ she completes the alterations and you can pick up the pants.
If they aren't located in a storefront, your local drycleaner might have a tailor on the premises.
Linen is not known to shrink. It's