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I'm not understanding these huge, shapeless short tops, and the general baggy look. I haven't noticed this, as a new thing, but maybe it's a Bay Area thing? Is it kind of a spin-off from the unconstructed Eileen Fisher look, for the youth market? Please help me understand.
I'm not understanding these huge, shapeless short tops, and the general baggy look. I haven't noticed this, as a new thing, but maybe it's a Bay Area thing? Is it kind of a spin-off from the unconstructed Eileen Fisher look, for the youth market? Please help me understand.
Oh wow, you missed the previous season’s look. It was more femme. Draper dresses with lace. And lots of more fitted yet comfy stuff guess they got a new designer.
Having a small percent of synthetic blended into the cotton gives it more longevity. But many catalogs sell 100% pima cotton items (Peruvian cotton, grown in California), which is softer then conventional cotton. I have no trouble finding wool garments, and there are a variety of wools available now: alpaca and cashmere, in addition to lambswool. Take a look at the Peruvian Connection catalogs for all-cotton and alpaca items. Pendleton is great for wool, if you don't mind their focus on plaid. They also have cotton for summer.
There are new companies coming out with catalogs of all-cotton fashion, specializing in organically-grown cotton, which some of them refer to as "green" cotton.
Cotton items are nice, but the higher the amount of cotton, the more it tends to crease, I have found.
As for wool - I can’t wear it, as I am allergic to it. Wool makes me itch terribly!
Thanks to everyone who has added to this thread. I am beside myself - excited for all of the info and the links! I had exhausted my own research efforts. Looking forward to checking out all of the sites.
Some of the responses are so meaty!
The decline of fine fabrics has been such a sad loss, but now it feels like there is some hope, and I feel thrilled that others also savor natural fabrics.
I had no idea that bamboo was toxic and want to learn more about regular versus organic cottons.
Cotton items are nice, but the higher the amount of cotton, the more it tends to crease, I have found.
As for wool - I can’t wear it, as I am allergic to it. Wool makes me itch terribly!
Good point. I think that's one reason they created 20% synthetic blends. And are all wools itchy for you? Have you tried baby alpaca? (Pricey) Or cashmere? (You can find it on sale.) Very soft.
After working at a historic site and smelling visitors sweating in artificial fibers, I've sworn to only wear natural fibers next to my body, too. I smell better sweating in my all cotton or even wool long sleeved dresses than people who wear shorts and t-shirts made of artificial fibers. And you've never lived until you've smelled a group of Amish people in heavy cheap polyester on a hot summer day! Wowza!
I usually order my summer informal wardrobe from this company: Marketplace India https://www.marketplaceindia.com/ and for somewhat nicer things buy from Soft Surroundings https://www.softsurroundings.com/ I'm sure there are more options for people who don't wear plus sizes.
I also sew. It is SO hard to find decent fabric at most local fabric stores - they usually only sell cheap bridal stuff and cottons made specifically for quilting rather than clothing. So I order fabric from www.fabric.com and https://www.moodfabrics.com/ and https://bandjfabrics.com/.
I've found that much of the nicest fabric is milled in Italy. Portugal, Egypt and India produce nice cotton dress goods. Sadly, American fine fabric production seems to be a thing of the past.
And no, I don't think organic matters much when it comes to cotton clothing. When you consider the various dyes and sizing added to the fabric during production I think it makes much difference whether or not chemicals are used to grow the cotton.
Bamboo fabric feels nice next to the skin, but I've read that production of the fabric is chemical heavy and somewhat questionable. Here's an article about it: https://goodonyou.eco/bamboo-fabric-sustainable/ In brief, the article says that "About 50% of hazardous waste from rayon production (including the bamboo variety) cannot be recaptured and reused and goes directly into the environment."
I am so excited to check out these links! Thank you!
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