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Why two brands use different sizes
Short answer: Each brand builds its sizes on its own customer group and its own base pattern. There is no shared yard...
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What the size marking is based on
Short answer: The letter on the label stands for a set of body measurements that the brand has chosen itself. No shar...
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Why the batch number is on the label
Short answer: The batch number is on the label because it ties the garment to one specific production batch. Without ...
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What the origin statement tells you
Short answer: The origin label tells you where the garment was sewn. It does not tell you where the fibre was made, w...
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Why the label says wash with similar colours
Short answer: Because colour can pass from one garment to another in the water. The advice is there to protect light ...
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What you may do beyond the label
Short answer: You can always wash colder, spin less and dry more gently than the label says. It is only in the other ...
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Why the maker writes the safest advice
Short answer: Because the label has to work for all customers, all machines and all water. So it gives the treatment ...
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What is written beyond the symbols
Short answer: Beyond the symbols the label lists fibre content, size, country of production, the maker's name or numb...
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Why the cross over a symbol is absolute
Short answer: The cross means the treatment can ruin the garment. It is the one instruction on the label that is not ...
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What a line under a symbol means
Short answer: A bar under a symbol means gentle treatment, and two bars mean very gentle. The bars concern mechanics ...
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The circle and professional cleaning
Short answer: The circle on the care label is the message to the dry cleaner. The letter inside tells them which solv...
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The iron and the number of dots
Short answer: The dots in the iron stand for temperature. One dot is low, two are medium, and three are high. A cross...
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