Who hasn't noticed that one day their chinos were a little shabby, with some edges slightly bleached?
In the store, new and well ironed, it was yet so elegant, so clean.
But unfortunately, cotton is a somewhat brittle plant fiber, which, over time, will contract and release dye.
Nothing works.
No more adding elastane than XY treatments.
If corduroy never has this problem - it slouches!
-, smooth cotton doesn't cut it.
Italian trouser makers tried two tricks to make more stable models.
Textured cottons, like dobby microweaving, were a first response.
The mottled effect on the surface better conceals color aging.
The other solution is to pre-wash or even bleach the clothes, selling them already “broken”, covered with white wrinkles.
A very popular style effect for rather expensive chinos.
This bleached aspect inherent to the material contributes to this wrinkled aesthetic that has become trendy...
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