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How much polyester is in your dress shirts?
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blahman
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+1Originally Posted by Bane
Though, I mistakenly purchased one with 3% spandex and have yet to return it. Rest assured it's going back to the retailer.
Nothing wrong with a little spandex in your shirt to give it some boing, especially with slimmer shirts! 3% is max though.
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My favorite shirt have 3% XLA... whatever that is (i think some sort of rubber..)Originally Posted by happyxix
But rest all cotton... even the non wrinkles
XLA is DOW's proprietary elastic fibre. Essentially spandex. Used by Brooks for some of their shirts, and others to give stretch.
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Pardon my french, but who the **** wears polyester shirts?Originally Posted by benjamin831
Probably not the natural fibre aficionados of SF. But most normal people I see everyday wear poly-cotton shirts without even giving a second thought.
I tend to favour 100% natural fibre shirts because they're less sweaty, but it's not always an option I have.
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Thread translation: hey guys, I only spend $50 on shirts. Who's with me?
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Thread translation: hey guys, I only spend $50 on shirts. Who's with me?Originally Posted by westinghouse
I barely spend more than that on my shirts (ModernTailor etc), and I still don't have any that contain polyester.
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I barely spend more than that on my shirts (ModernTailor etc), and I still don't have any that contain polyester.Originally Posted by Sanguis Mortuum
Ditto. All my dress shirts are cotton or linen.
I don't think I even have more than 1 t-shirt that is not 100% cotton.
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every single shirt I own (over 200) is 100% coton according to label. I am OCD fascist about this.
Polyester, spandex and any other plastic derivative is (insert profanity a mile long) vile and has a special place in hell. The non iron characteristics .....well I won't even go there.
Things is there are some of my shirts that say 100% coton but I suspect are not. They have this nastiness that makes me think there is some synthetic in there, Maybe resin? I no longer wear these.
I think labels should disclose any added synthetic finishing to 100% coton so that we may avoid these. Personally I now only buy DJA high count shirts as these feel the most natural.
Polyester, spandex and any other plastic derivative is (insert profanity a mile long) vile and has a special place in hell. The non iron characteristics .....well I won't even go there.
Things is there are some of my shirts that say 100% coton but I suspect are not. They have this nastiness that makes me think there is some synthetic in there, Maybe resin? I no longer wear these.
I think labels should disclose any added synthetic finishing to 100% coton so that we may avoid these. Personally I now only buy DJA high count shirts as these feel the most natural.
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