About Wearing Polyester - Democratic Underground

mondo joe

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Sun Mar-20-05 09:30 PM
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About Wearing Polyester

I'm of an age that I felt there was almost no more grievous clothing sin than wearing polyester.

But these days in the best men's wear departments there are polyster and poly/cotton blend pants, going for a fine price.

"This isn't like THAT polyester," I was told by a salesperson in response to my reluctance to even try them.

So what's the deal? Is there good polyester? How can I tell the difference??

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radwriter0555

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Sun Mar-20-05 09:32 PM
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1. The newer poly blends can make some fantastic knits... it really ISN'T

like the old polyester that was practically like PVC.

I can't explain it, but it really IS completely acceptable. Seriously, if it feels cheap, it is cheap.

But a nice piece of clothing isn't cheap... no matter what fabric it's made of.

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mondo joe

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Sun Mar-20-05 09:34 PM
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3. Actually, in a panic I bought a 65/35 blend and forgot about it

Much later one day I was in ANOTHER panic and found the pants in my closet and put them on.

They're my favorite work pants now - lightweight and springy, but resilient and pressed looking.

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Left Is Write

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Sun Mar-20-05 09:34 PM
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2. Today's polyester pants are NOTHING

like the doubleknit polyester pants of the 70s. My husband has several pairs of polyester and poly blend dress pants that are very nice.

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ohio_liberal

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Sun Mar-20-05 09:35 PM
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4. Polyester is your friend!

Good quality poly blends are A-ok. Some of them feel almost like wool, some like linen--not like that nasty, itchy gabardine fabric from the 70's.

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sendero

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Sun Mar-20-05 09:37 PM
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5. It's true that..

... these (synthetic) fabrics have come a long way. But I still prefer natural fibers when possible. For women's clothes, I like the synthetic stuff. But I don't wear women's clothes :evilgrin:

You can do almost anything with cotton :)

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mondo joe

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Sun Mar-20-05 10:26 PM
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6. My preference is for cotton too. But I must admit, those easy to wash and

come out looking pressed pants sure are a blessing for work wear.

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BiggJawn

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Sun Mar-20-05 10:41 PM
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7. I wear polyester when I ride.

It's a blend called "Coolmax", supposed to wick sweat away.
The only other choice is WOOL...Uh, I don't even wear wool in the winter, 'kay?

Wool bike clothes....Brrr! Sounds like wool bathing suits...How....."Granny-ish"!

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bikebloke

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Sun Mar-20-05 10:51 PM
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8. I must wear cotton

Back in the days when I wore the blends, my skin couldn't breath properly, becoming a culture for new life forms and civilizations. Though in the winter for riding when I have to swaddle for deep space temps, my Hamlet-leggings are some sort of blend. I prefer to be bare legged with cotton shorts - longer in the winter; a shorter version for summer.

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