Shopper claims £15 PrettyLittleThing top left her with painful infected blisters after ‘rusty’ metal hoops on the bust rubbed against her skin
- Adara Graham, 19, said she needed medical attention after wearing the £15 top
- Shopper, from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire is on antibiotics for infected wounds
- Photos show painful sores across her chest and down her stomach, which she said developed after wearing the T-shirt once
A teenager has shared shocking photos of blisters on her chest that she claims were caused by a £15 PrettyLittleThing top.
Adara Graham, 19, from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, said she needed ‘medical attention’ after the metal loops on the garment apparently gave her sore red blisters.
Sharing photos of the painful wounds to Twitter yesterday, Adara said she was in ‘a lot of pain’ after wearing the £15 zebra print top once.
She added she’s seen a doctor and is on antibiotics as the wounds are infected.
Adara Graham, 19, from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire says she needed ‘medical attention’ after the metal loops on the garment apparently gave her sore red blisters on her chest (pictured)
Sharing photos of the painful wounds to Twitter yesterday, Adara said she was in ‘a lot of pain’ after wearing the £15 zebra print top once, shown here on a model in a picture from Pretty Little Thing’s website
Adara, pictured, said she needed medical attention after wearing the T-shirt once due to painful blisters and scabbing
Photos show her chest is covered in red flaking blisters, which run down from her chest to the top of her stomach.
FEMAIL has contacted Pretty Little Thing and Adara for comment.
Writing on Twitter, Adara said: ‘Anyone buying from @OfficialPLT please be wary of buying tops with metal loops on them.
‘This was my first time wearing it, and the metal loops look as if they have gone rusty and burnt through my skin causing my chest to blister and be in a lot of pain.
‘Now having to seek medical attention, looking like it’s going to become infected.
She claimed that she got the injury from the Mono Zebra Lace Up Cup Detail Top, showing the tarnished metal which is believed to have caused the wounds.
Writing on Twitter, Adara warned anyone buying from Pretty Little Thing to be wary of buying tops with metal loops on them
Pictured: Adara is with red sores over her chest and stomach which she believes were caused by a PrettyLittleThing T-shirt. Adara uploaded the photo with the edits
After the pictures were shared on Twitter thousands of users urged Adara to get help and asked Pretty Little Thing for an explanation. Pictured the photos of the wounds
The post, which has been liked more than 32 thousand times, has outraged social media users who urged her to get help.
‘This is why all metal components on garments should be tested, nickel free and non-corrosive. I would not like to be in their shoes right now. Hope you’re okay!’ one wrote.
‘Omg I bought that top a while ago and sent it back, lucky escape’ added another.
Pictured: Adara’s T-shirt with metal hoops. Adara says she wore the £15 top once and reacted to the metal
Adara is pictured holding her top after she sustained injuries. The metal hoops are shown to have corroded slightly
Customer support at Pretty Little Thing later replied asking the shopper to get in contact. They wrote: ‘Hey, I’m so sorry about this, please could you drop us a direct message?’
Adara later added that it wasn’t warm and she was wearing the garment inside.
Customer support at Pretty Little Thing later replied asking the shopper to get in contact.
They wrote: ‘Hey, I’m so sorry about this, please could you drop us a direct message?’
This has not been the first time Pretty Little Thing has shocked customers with the materials it uses for clothing.
Adara added she’s now on antibiotics after the wounds on her chest got infected, which she believes is from the top
The post, which has been liked more than 32 thousand times, has outraged social media users who urged her to get help
Last September, they were forced to explain warnings on their website which stated that the retailer used chemicals which may ’cause cancer and birth defects’.
A spokeswoman for the company explained at the time that the warning was in place to comply with Californian law, as the company sells to customers in the US.
The PLT spokeswoman said the law, known as Proposition Proposition 65 or the Safe Drinking and Toxic Enforcement Act 1986: ‘Requires companies to make customers in California aware that certain products may contain traces of chemicals.’
Source: Read Full Article