Hi Everyone, long time lurker here.
It seems like clothing technology (especially sports/athletics) advancements have been quite large in recent years. On my personal end it (besides investments into companies) when it comes to my outdoor wear (hiking, running, backpacking, # of sports) it has gotten to a point where I simply refuse to buy any natural materials. All of my wool and cotton gear has been replaced. Almost seems like the old breathing/venting benefits of the natural materials are not only out the window but the balance has swayed towards synthetics. I'm guessing this will only get better with time, but time will tell.
When it comes to none athletic wear, I'm curious if we are at a point where the industry will be changing as well. Noticed it's getting harder (for me at least) to be able to tell the difference between naturals and synthetic materials. I'm no expert, but curious if you guys are able to spot the difference right away or if it's becoming hard when it comes to dress pants/suits?
I've been talking to people in the office, friends and my clients about this and was a bit surprised. Many seem to be purchasing and wearing synthetics vs wool/natural material. Price is a big factor but some people I spoke with simply prefer synthetic blends at this point. I tend to wear natural materials on occasion/formal basis and always lean to synthetics for daily wear (dress pants) outside of Khakis/Chinos. Mostly for # of reasons: seem to breath better, looks as good, feels good and price. I find natural materials WAY to delicate and quite costly. At times I'm simply scared to wear them. My daily abuse simply have ruined # of natural clothing articles in the past.
Then there is cleaning, # of my synthetic pants have held up extremely well to dry cleaning and even some "borderline" ironing abuse. My parents own Dry Cleaning business and seem to lean to synthetics holding up well with dry cleaning vs natural fibers. Funny, because even Suit Supply Sales said "do NOT dry clean" when I picked up a new wool suit few days ago.
So I'm curious about the general consensus in the forum. Based on what I've read, anything not natural is a big no no and "looks cheap" etc.
What are your Pros and Cons to Natural vs Synthetics based on your experience?
Have you tried newer synthetic products lately?
It seems like clothing technology (especially sports/athletics) advancements have been quite large in recent years. On my personal end it (besides investments into companies) when it comes to my outdoor wear (hiking, running, backpacking, # of sports) it has gotten to a point where I simply refuse to buy any natural materials. All of my wool and cotton gear has been replaced. Almost seems like the old breathing/venting benefits of the natural materials are not only out the window but the balance has swayed towards synthetics. I'm guessing this will only get better with time, but time will tell.
When it comes to none athletic wear, I'm curious if we are at a point where the industry will be changing as well. Noticed it's getting harder (for me at least) to be able to tell the difference between naturals and synthetic materials. I'm no expert, but curious if you guys are able to spot the difference right away or if it's becoming hard when it comes to dress pants/suits?
I've been talking to people in the office, friends and my clients about this and was a bit surprised. Many seem to be purchasing and wearing synthetics vs wool/natural material. Price is a big factor but some people I spoke with simply prefer synthetic blends at this point. I tend to wear natural materials on occasion/formal basis and always lean to synthetics for daily wear (dress pants) outside of Khakis/Chinos. Mostly for # of reasons: seem to breath better, looks as good, feels good and price. I find natural materials WAY to delicate and quite costly. At times I'm simply scared to wear them. My daily abuse simply have ruined # of natural clothing articles in the past.
Then there is cleaning, # of my synthetic pants have held up extremely well to dry cleaning and even some "borderline" ironing abuse. My parents own Dry Cleaning business and seem to lean to synthetics holding up well with dry cleaning vs natural fibers. Funny, because even Suit Supply Sales said "do NOT dry clean" when I picked up a new wool suit few days ago.
So I'm curious about the general consensus in the forum. Based on what I've read, anything not natural is a big no no and "looks cheap" etc.
What are your Pros and Cons to Natural vs Synthetics based on your experience?
Have you tried newer synthetic products lately?