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Performance of Garments Related to Initial Cost and Care
Author(s) -
Morris M.A.,
Prato H.H.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x7800700202
Subject(s) - clothing , wrinkle , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , advertising , business , mathematics , engineering , composite material , materials science , geography , archaeology
A wear study, which included 30 different men's shirts varying in color and price, was con ducted to determine the long‐term effects of washing temperature and the price/quality relationships with respect to garment performance. After 40 wash/wear cycles, there were few differences in color change, appearance, and soil removal resulting from laundering in hot water as compared to warm water. Little color transfer was found during the washing process. The wear study results and laboratory measurements of color change, wrinkle recovery, seam strength, and fabric strength were related to shirt price. The lower‐priced shirts were found generally to have better overall perfor mance than the higher‐priced garments.