NYT: Cotton Clothing Price Tags to Rise

[Johdus Fanfoozal]

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
Published: November 2, 2010

Synthetic linings. Smaller buttons. Less Italian fabric. And yes, even more polyester. Unusually high cotton prices have apparel makers scrambling to keep down costs, but consumers be warned: cotton clothing will be getting more expensive.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/bu...n.html?_r=1&hp

 

[Shorty Long]

Saw this coming back in Sept. when this happened... http://www.aolnews.com/nation/articl...-bust/19637879

 

[Desi]

Polyester is made from an oil product isn't it? I always expected it to have a huge increase of costs in recent times.

 

[Mauro]

I told you guys this a long time ago. Fear not "sorona", Bamboo, and tencil are all amazing natural sustainable fabrics. I am using them now and the results from a draping stand point are awesome.
As for wear-ability it yummy. naturally soft and durable too!

 

[pickpackpockpuck]

I've been really impressed with bamboo as a fabric. I picked up a bamboo T over the summer and it's probably the softest, lightest shirt I own. Drape is quite nice, too. Now we just gotta figure out how to make bamboo denim...

Originally Posted by Mauro

I told you guys this a long time ago. Fear not "sorona", Bamboo, and tencil are all amazing natural sustainable fabrics. I am using them now and the results from a draping stand point are awesome.
As for wear-ability it yummy. naturally soft and durable too!

 

[madstaxbro]

Originally Posted by pickpackpockpuck

I've been really impressed with bamboo as a fabric. I picked up a bamboo T over the summer and it's probably the softest, lightest shirt I own. Drape is quite nice, too. Now we just gotta figure out how to make bamboo denim...

 

[Mauro]

it's been made it just needs to be blended to your liking.
There are many cool things about bamboo but it's Sorona to me that's very cool.
The two together are amazing. The only thing that might feel better is a ******.

 

[whodini]

Originally Posted by Mauro

The only thing that might feel better is a ******.

I thought you said you had never met Adam.

 

[nativebelle]

Originally Posted by Mauro

I told you guys this a long time ago. Fear not "sorona", Bamboo, and tencil are all amazing natural sustainable fabrics. I am using them now and the results from a draping stand point are awesome.
As for wear-ability it yummy. naturally soft and durable too!

What's a good bamboo t-shirt?

 

[Mauro]

A good bamboo Tee is a blend. I think anything over 10.5 oz for a guys shirt. That's just my opinion.
You don't want a 100% bamboo tee. It will shrink like a Mother effer.
Look at the weave too. I am sure there's a lot of **** bamboo fabric out there. Just like denim and any other fabric.


Best,
mauro

 

[entrero]

When I heard of bamboo blends I thought "just another go-green fad". But it's good stuff also add the fast growth of bamboo=win. Lol @ Sorona, another "accident" happened at Dupont.

As for cotton fabrics, no poly-blend can replace teh good feel of cotton, as long they don't go too crazy with pricing it's here to stay

 

[BB1]

The vast majority of so-called "Bamboo" fabric is actually nothing more than Rayon! It is made using the exact same process and the end result it the same. A few years back the FTC even took action against companies whom labeled their fabric as bamboo as misleading customers-- it is the equivalent of labeling non-bamboo rayon fabric as "wood" fabric.

I have read there is a different process utilizing bamboo that results in a nice linen-like fabric, but I believe the process is far more expensive and incredibly uncommon.

 

[KitAkira]

Originally Posted by Mauro

I told you guys this a long time ago. Fear not "sorona", Bamboo, and tencil are all amazing natural sustainable fabrics. I am using them now and the results from a draping stand point are awesome. As for wear-ability it yummy. naturally soft and durable too!
Don't stand next to a flame.

 

[lynch_king]

Originally Posted by BB1

The vast majority of so-called "Bamboo" fabric is actually nothing more than Rayon! It is made using the exact same process and the end result it the same. A few years back the FTC even took action against companies whom labeled their fabric as bamboo as misleading customers-- it is the equivalent of labeling non-bamboo rayon fabric as "wood" fabric.

I have read there is a different process utilizing bamboo that results in a nice linen-like fabric, but I believe the process is far more expensive and incredibly uncommon.

anything wrong with rayon?

i have a 100& viscose shirt (armani) and a few things that are lined with arcrylic

and something lined with rayon

they seem nice

 

[BB1]

Originally Posted by lynch_king

anything wrong with rayon?
No. But the term "Bamboo fabric" is pure hype and nearly meaningless 90% of the time. One thing I do hate about 100% rayon is how the fabric becomes very weak when wet. That's why many 100% rayon pieces will be labeled as "dry clean only". But most rayon blends are strong enough to survive a washing machine fine. I had read there were newer 100% rayon fabrics that have undergone a process which makes them far stronger when wet, but I have no idea how you can tell if the rayon used in a piece is of this type or not. Care labels are not particularly useful in this regard since so many designers often instinctively label rayon pieces as "dry clean only" just to be safe.