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Performance of Garments Related to Initial Cost and Care

M.A. Morris

Textiles and Clothing Division, University of California, Davis 95616

H.H. Prato

Textiles and Clothing Division, University of California, Davis 95616

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.

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, 76-84 (1978)
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X7800700202
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