How To Tell If A Garment Is High Quality Part 1

By Emi

Colors, dyeing, prints, applique, jacquards, fabric quality, fiber quality, and sewing.

Fit

If the fit on anyone is bad, its a problem with the pattern of the garment, and or weave of the fabric mest up to creat twisted seams and bad drape. 

     

Color and Vibrancy

If a fabric is low quality, it will fade or if multicolored, it will bleed into others. T-shirts with designs are bound to be of a poor quality, but are forgivable because you cant live with out T-shirts.

Jacquards

Jacquards are more expensive than prints because the motif is woven or knitted into the fabric. The threads are already dyed before woven.

They remain vibrant for a longer time.

Fabric and Fiber Quality

  If fabric is loosely woven, then it is more likely to fray and tare. 

  You can count the quality, thread per inch. The average T-shirt could have 200 threads per inch, while dinner jackets can have up to a 1000. 

  

The famous 4 natural fibers are silk, cotton, linen, and wool. Silk and wool are made from animals, while cotton and linen are made from plants. 

  Next best is model, viscose, and tencel. They have natural origins, but are more modern. They are more breathable, light, and don't shrink in the wash.

  Then there are synthetic fibers. Not breathable, cheap, and easy to manufacture. Polyester, acrylic, and acetates. Acetates is made with petrol, so can be harmful on skin.

  They are not that terrible though. Now, 100% cotton can shrink a size in the wash, and is better to have a mix of natural and synthetic fibers.

Stay tuned for part 2!