https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 11:59:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836551 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:35:36 +0000 Niefern 836551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Laurinda, thanks for those pictures, I went to that site (dresstheman.com) and had a great time watching all those 70' style photos and clothing. It cracked me up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836529 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:09:39 +0000 rae 836529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in a warm climate and sometimes have to/want to do serious walking. Many poly linings do not breathe well, and the experience is painful enough to induce a cringe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836527 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:05:53 +0000 Spiffy 836527@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm an 80's baby so I don't have any of the connotations that make most people cringe at poly. I have several dresses people swear are silk but are in fact well made poly. They look and feel great and laundering them is a breeze. Like any fabric, great if well produced. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836465 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:37:16 +0000 Laurinda 836465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm old -- but the scene below put me off polyester for decades.</p> <p>That said, poly is much better these days, both for wicking, and as a silk-like weave. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836452 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:16:49 +0000 siniestra 836452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>good one That's right my latest blouse are make of poly an are silky ! some photographs well but i have like 2 lol that will scream 70's i bet . I love natural textiles don't get me wrong and i love to iron but some cotton dresses are big No No for me ...heavy, wrinkles horrible ..i prefer lightweight clothing </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836423 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:46:27 +0000 DonnaF 836423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, older polyester was NASTY!!! Today's polyester can be okay. A THICK silk blouse/shirt (like one made by Equipment) drapes and feels better than any polyester, but a top quality polyester is better than cheapo silk which will wrinkle like the dickens. Polyester holds the funk and is hard to get out.</p> <p>My current pet peeve is rayon knits which can feel nice but pill like nobody's business. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836348 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:42:46 +0000 Day Vies 836348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All of my dry weave workout gear is polyester. It feels so much different than it did in the 70's ( I was young but I saw it and it was HORRIBLE) I have a JNY suit I just bought last month it drapes beautifully and it is mostly polyester and blended with rayon and viscose I think. </p> <p>I prefer natural fibers but honestly sometimes it comes down to how does it drape? How does it wrinkle and does the fabric look and feel expensive? If it passes muster polyester will make the cut. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836331 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:35:01 +0000 Kim 836331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You're too young to know what polyester was like in the 70's, but let me tell you it left an impression so long you'd still dislike it 40 years later! LOL I rarely buy polyester because I'm old enough to remember, but am trying to have an open mind and if it feels good give it a shot. It may be my imagination but I still find the silky polyester stuff doesn't "breathe" on me (or it might just be the hot flashes that come with my age...Who knows! LOL)</p> <p>All my running and workout gear is polyester however and it' works fabulously to wick away moisture so I'm not sure why I think the silky poly shirts dont... I must have a good imagination! LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836223 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:19:34 +0000 cciele 836223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Because they grew up in the '70s, i.e., the time of the double-knit polyester leisure suit? :)</p> <p>I agree nowadays the technology is so much better, particularly with the use of microfibers, which help give the material a more luxurious feel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836216 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:13:02 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 836216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do prefer natural fibers, but will buy polyester or polyester blends if it looks and feels good. I usually won't order something online that's polyester, as I have to see it in person to make sure I like it. There are some really nice non-natural fabrications out there, but also some not so great ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836213 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:09:44 +0000 Thistle 836213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Adelfa said! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836182 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:50:21 +0000 Adelfa 836182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Forty years ago polyester was everywhere and that was not a good thing. It looked cheap and held in body odor. There was a reaction against this in the form of "Only 100% natural fibers are good or acceptable."</p> <p>Now, they're making polyester in much finer fabrications. I have polyester tops and polyester blend pants and skirts that I'm very happy with. I also have many items in 100% cotton, wool, or silk. IMO it's all good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/polyester-why-ppl-cringe-when-they-hear-that-word#post-836176 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:47:06 +0000 siniestra 836176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a large variety of polyester clothing haha idk ppl these days and magazines talk about polyester as cheap in quality like tlc what not to wear ...when poly comes in to their mouths the faces they make is it that bad? I need ur opinion </p>