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19 Mar Fast Fashion Fabric Comparison

Fast Fashion Fabric Comparison

I have decided to compare two fast fashion items from my closet to see the quality of the garment and why that retailer used certain fabrics.

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The first garment I have chosen is an oversized navy blue pull-over sweater. The sweater has very long sleeves, hanging over the hands of most people so should be rolled to sit at the wrists. The garment has a high neck line, coming up to the middle of the neck but not fitted like a turtle neck. The bottom of the sweater sits past the rear of the wearer and is a little longer that in bottom front, that sitting near the wearers hip bones.

The sweater is from H&M, it costs $29.99 and was made in China.

The appearance of the sweater looks woven and hairy and is very light weight. The hand is soft and has a bumpy texture. The fabric feels a little hairy and I would suspects to become itchy on the skin over time.

The fabric contains 70% acrylic, 14% polyamide, 10% wool, 5% Alpaca and 1% elastane.

The garment is knitted.

I believe acrylic was used as a less expensive option to cotton or cashmere to sell it at a lower price. The wool and Alpaca were used to be water resistant, breathable and warm. The polyamide and elastane allows the garment to be stretchy and hold its shape.

The care instructions are to dry the garment flat and to wash in cold water. This is appropriate because if the sweater was put in to the dryer it would shrink and pill due to the wool, alpaca and elastane and the polyamide content may cause it to wrinkle.

The second item I have chosen is a mini skirt. The skirt is made up of different patches, the colours ranging from dark to light blue and a few beige patches as well. The patches are held together by thick black stitching and there in one invisible zipper in the back.

The mini skirt is from Zara, it cost $49.99 and was made in China.

The appearance of the garment looks like it would have an interesting texture. The patches look similar to suede and the black stitching are in an interesting zig-zag pattern surrounding each patch. I would describe the skirt to have a retro 70’s style. The skirt appears as if it was be a little heavy but is actually very light weight. The hand of the patches are very smooth and the stitches are bumpy.

The skirt is 100% polyester.

The garment is woven.

I believe polyester was used to make to skirt primary because of its wrinkle resistant properties. The polyester would prevent any wrinkling while sitting, or while moving in the skirt.

The instructions include:

-Do not wash

-Do not tumble dry

-Do not bleach

-Do not iron

These instructions are important because is you were to bleach this garment the colours would fade. If put in to the dryer it would shrink, and an iron may burn or change the appearance of the patches since is already wrinkle resistant it would be unnecessary. Typically you can wash polyester but this garment has a water resistant coating over top so it would be best to dry clean it.