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post #1 of 9
1/25/12 at 1:56pm
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I've had color loss on a few of my shirts lately, mainly on the collars. I don't really have money for high end clothing at the moment, so is this most likely from them just being cheaper shirts?

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post #2 of 9
1/25/12 at 3:29pm
You should tell us what kind of shirts they are, how long you've had them, and how you launder them.
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post #3 of 9
1/25/12 at 3:39pm
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You should tell us what kind of shirts they are, how long you've had them, and how you launder them.


sorry for not being more specific. i just have some really cheap pierre cardin shirts from TJ maxx. they're 55% cotton, 65% polyester. however, this also happened on a calvin klein button up that's 100% cotton. we have an older washing machine, just used a normal amount of detergent and put it on permanent press. i hope that's enough info. i'm new to all of this

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post #4 of 9
1/25/12 at 4:12pm
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Do you have any pics? How bad is the color loss?
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i don't have any pics at the moment... the calvin klein shirt is originally an offwhite with subtle stripes, there's now pink around the collar. the other is a pierre cardin tan color and the color is fading. both happened after only 1 wash. i'm trying to figure out if it's the quality of the shirt or washing technique so i can avoid either in the future.

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post #5 of 9
1/26/12 at 7:12am

Happens to me regularly with some cheap brands, Banana Republic and Calvin Klein.  After a few months or so the collar looks like someone bleached it.  Have not had the problem with other brands.

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post #6 of 9
1/26/12 at 7:46am
Jesse - I'm not sure it's necessarily a function of the the shirt cost as I've had this happen with both expensive and inexpensive shirts. It seems more prevalent with darker colors such as a dark blue. I think darker colors just fade over time with regular laundering, but perhaps someone might have an alternate perspective/suggestion.
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post #7 of 9
1/26/12 at 8:25am
Are you self-laundering on cold with woolite? If not, you should be.
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post #8 of 9
1/26/12 at 2:10pm
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Are you self-laundering on cold with woolite? If not, you should be.

i'm not. could you offer some insight on this? how do i do it?
 

 


 

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Jesse - I'm not sure it's necessarily a function of the the shirt cost as I've had this happen with both expensive and inexpensive shirts. It seems more prevalent with darker colors such as a dark blue. I think darker colors just fade over time with regular laundering, but perhaps someone might have an alternate perspective/suggestion.


this has actually happened on lighter colors which is odd. i mean the one was an offwhite turning to a pink color. 

 

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post #9 of 9
1/26/12 at 6:58pm
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Are you self-laundering on cold with woolite? If not, you should be.


 

could you give me some more info on this?

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