Clothing by material - Topics

What momme weight tells you when buying a silk dress Why chinos fade in patches Denim weight in ounces and how it breaks in Suede vs nubuck vs full-grain leather How often should jeans really be washed? Vegan leather is usually polyurethane and that changes how it wears Why a cashmere sweater pills within the first month Why blue jeans turn up in so many country lyrics Micron count explained: why some wool itches and merino does not Should you wash new clothes before wearing them? Vacuum sealing leather is a bad idea What makes a cotton shirt last more than a year Why silk clothing comes with such strict care labels Why leather jackets stiffen after a wet winter How to tell full-grain leather from bonded leather in a jacket Wool coats that shed: how to spot the weave before you buy Merino vs lambswool vs Shetland: what those wool labels actually mean Cedar blocks or lavender sachets against moths in wool: which one works? Velvet dinner jackets and the season rule nobody follows Breaking in leather boots without blisters Why the wrong iron setting kills silk's sheen How to wash a wool sweater without shrinking it Why the leather jacket became the uniform of a whole genre Linen clothing: buy it expecting the wrinkles Does a leather jacket need conditioning every year? Shopping for a merino base layer: what to check in the store Dry rot in vintage leather jackets and how to spot it Why down fill power matters more than how puffy a jacket looks Do heavier linen trousers wrinkle less than thin ones What Renaissance hose were actually knitted from