Fabrics - any you won't wear?

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I have always tried to avoid polyester etc but then see things like this and wonder if I'm wrong to be so against it? uk.maje.com/en/black-friday/categories/see-all/120riava/MFPRO01499.html

I also avoid things I don't know what they are like viscose, polyamide etc. I can't wear wool as it's so itchy so basically I'm left with cotton only. Am I being far too picky?

I wouldn’t buy that in polyester no. I’m sweating thinking about it. I might buy certain sleeveless or very loose things but never spend £££ on them.

You need to research other fabrics like viscose, rayon and modal as they can be made from things like wood pulp and be much more breathable. I have a few viscose dresses that I wear with no problems although I always wash them on delicate as I’m worried about shrinkage.

I’m fairly certain that Polyamide is the chemical name for Nylon.

Watching with interest. I tend to try and buy only the ones I know to be natural: cotton/wool/bamboo/cashmere

But will welcome more info on which of the others to consider or avoid.

Polyester seems a very cheap fabric, it often pills after about three wears and it doesn't allow skin to breathe and to me is too hot in the summer but not that warm in winter. It's like wearing plastic. On the plus side you can't seem to ruin it with washing. I find the same with acrylic. I don't mind viscose though. Tends to hang quite nicely but I always use a hand wash cycle

I try to avoid polyester and acrylic for static, sweat and microplastic issues. I have found viscose fine in the past, but gets very wrinkly. It's a byproduct of wood, iirc so more ethical too. I try to stick to natural fibres if i can, silk, merino (lambswool makes me itch and difficulty breathing), bamboo, cotton, etc. I'm too lazy for ironing linen. I'm not a purist though and buying options can be limited if you aren't prepared/able to compromise eg there is some polyester in the hoodie I'm wearing right now 🤷‍♀️

From the point of view of not releasing microplastics into the environment/not supporting the plastics industry I try to avoid synthetic fabrics as much as possible.

You might find cashmere and possibly merino aren't itchy OP. I have trouble with other wool though I can manage merino if I wear something thick under it. Cashmere can make me itchy at times too, and I usually wear something under cashmere too as I don't want to be washing it much. Merino can go in the machine no problem.

There are ethical considerations about natural fibres too though - the one I haven't seen much about is linen. Everything from pesticides, water usage and slave labour apply to cotton.

I have a viscose top I think from Hobbs my DM gave me years ago that looks really well, is soft and comfortable, hasn't faded or developed balls, despite much wear and abuse and washing even at 60 from time to time.

I don't really like the feel of acrylic and polyester (plus sweaty) so wouldn't wear anything in those fabrics but don't mind viscose. Cotton's favourite though.

Wool 😩
Any type of wool. Just the thought of it makes me itch

Those higher end brands are absolute buggers for that. If I’m about to drop around £200 on a dress, why is it being made out of polyester? And as a PP said, there’s viscose and viscose - they never give details on what sort they use.

I think it really harms the brand - there’s only so far a nice cut and pattern will go, when you’re comparing something that costs £20-30 off ASOS, vs something that costs ten times that much.

I try to avoid polyester as far as I can because it's plastic, but sometimes I do buy items that may have a % of man made fibre alongside natural fibres eg a cotton/poly mix. If I didn't, I'd never have anything to wear.

I was always against polyester til I bought an Issey Miyake Pleats Please dress. The feel of the material is good quality and still looks like new after a few years. I wear it travelling through Asia. No ironing needed. It always gets compliments. It's cut loose and I don't get sweaty.

Cellophane. I tried but people complained .

I can't stand polyester or most synthetic fabrics. Mainly wear cotton and bamboo viscose. Wool makes me super itchy so I avoid that.

I try and avoid man made fibres but if something is soft and jersey type I will wear it. I really cannot stand the chiffon type polyester that so many things seem to be made out of. Dresses, blouses etc. They either make you freeze or boil depending on the weather.

I haven’t worn crimplene for awhile...

Rayon because life is too short to iron.

I tend to buy natural fibres, but I'm not puritanical about it.

Oh God, yes, I won't buy linen either as it just ends up looking a mess on me. I am not very good at ironing due to lack of practice.

Practise? Practice? Whatever.

I don't mind a bit of polyester with wool, especially in trousers. Not keen on viscose as I've had too many things bobble and droop.

I gave up on high street cashmere after reading about overgrazing of land in Mongolia but I still buy it second hand. I find it hard to disentangle all the ethical considerations, e.g. I know polyester is damaging but I understand cotton production isn't environmentally great either and that wool is not cruelty free. From what I've read, linen isn't too bad environmentally speaking.

I will never buy anything that's 100% acrylic. Just no.

I won't wear polyester particularly in a top.

Linen and silk makes me very sweaty too, even though they're natural fibres

I avoid polyester. It's horrible stuff and as another poster said, too sweaty in the summer and too cold in the winter.
Viscose is fine as long as you wash it on a cool cycle and don't tumble dry it. Most of my clothes are cotton or fine wool.

£175 for a polyester dress. Holy shit.

Viscose is a natural fibre, very soft. Wool makes itch too, as does linen unfortunately.

Viscose is usually made from bamboo.

I won’t wear linen because it crumples so easily. I also think there is polyester and polyester if that makes sense. It can differ greatly.

Cheap cotton can often be poor quality and environmentally damaging too. Don’t run away with tbe myth of all cotton being good because it’s natural. When produced into clothing it is far from its natural state.