When buying clothes in stores, we look not only at price and colors, style, but also at quality. To buy good things, pay attention to the following details.
10. Pull the seams quietly to view the gaps.
If this is a quality thing, then the stitches will be frequent, i.e. their number per 1 cm is much larger than on cheap clothes. The seams should be tight, which will prevent them from diverging. A seam that sprawls with a little tension indicates that the item is sewn poorly, it is better not to take it. If you buy pants, then pay attention to the seam inside them. In the manufacture of quality trousers, a French seam is always used. This is a special way to process seams, in which the edge of the fabric is hidden in the treated seam.
9. The length of the zippers must match
Carefully inspect the whole thing, including zippers on clothes. They should be even, the same in length. It is important that the zippers are selected so that their color is in harmony with the entire product or does not differ from the color of the fabric.
8. To check the quality of the cotton, squeeze it in your hand
If the clothes are made of cotton, do a simple test. Take a small piece of fabric and gently squeeze it, hold it for a while. Let go and see how the fabric behaves. If after that she was crumpled, lost her shape, and resembles a crumpled paper, you should not buy this thing. Most likely, it was treated with a special substance, due to which the fabric holds its shape well. Once you stretch it in the washing machine, the clothes will not be so pretty.
7. The seams and threads on the clothes should match
Inspect all seams on clothing. On a quality product, they are always direct. Seams should be stitched with threads of the same color as the fabric. The more stitches, the better. If you buy a blouse or a jacket with a special pattern (in a cage or a horizontal strip), examine the side seams on the clothes and around the pockets. Manufacturers who care about the quality of their products do not save on fabrics. Therefore, the pattern in these places will match. If the strips or cells are randomly located, then you can not talk about high quality.
6. Avoid open zippers
The zipper sewn into clothes is always flat. It is usually covered by a special bar. The stitch on the fabric with which the zipper is sewn should not differ in color from the main fabric. But if lightning is an ornament on clothes, an element of design, it can remain open. The most reliable are metal zippers that will last a long time. Plastic zippers break quickly. They are often sewn to poor quality clothing.
5. Pay attention to the label.
When buying, carefully read the label. Synthetics wear out much faster than cotton, wool or silk. It is worth choosing natural fabrics. But if you take a thing from one hundred percent cotton, be prepared for the fact that after washing it will sit down. Therefore, a small percentage of artificial tissues (5-30%) is more a plus than a minus. In addition, natural fabrics, which include linen, popular cotton and expensive silk, are not prone to the formation of spools. Artificial fabrics, namely viscose, acetate and others, have a strong crease. Synthetics (lycra, spandex, acrylic, nylon), if not specially processed, will become less attractive over time, because spools will appear. The fabrics that do not crumple include percale, a very dense and high-quality fabric, poplin (a combination of cotton and synthetics), satin with a shiny and smooth surface and polyester that does not require special care.
4. The hem should have a hem
Clothing made without a hem, even if this place is processed, is considered poor-quality. Do not forget to pay attention to this point. For blouses, T-shirts, blouses and shirts, the hem can be slight, about two centimeters. But if you buy a skirt or trousers, then take only those products with a hem about 4 cm. For conical skirts it can be 3-4 cm, and for straight skirts sewn from dense material - 4-5 cm. A large hem gives You can extend the product if necessary.
3. Look at the color of the product, the bend
Ink from straps or fasteners printed at bends indicates poor quality. Also, the fact that it on the clasps seems faded should also be alerted. You should not buy a thing in which one part is slightly lighter or darker than the other. This means that the paint sheds, and after a few washings the thing will lose its color. There is an easy way, it will help you to recognize clothes that can shed even in the store. Take a piece of white cotton wool and run it over the fabric. If she changes color, then this thing sheds. No cotton wool at hand? Instead, you can use a white thread.
2. Pull the fabric slightly
Clothing should keep fit. Pick up the bottom of the product and pull it, then release it. Observe whether the fabric keeps its shape or not. If she immediately lost shape, then this is poor-quality material. By the way, atlas (due to increased density), viscose (such things always keep volume) and crepe (very durable material) are best kept in shape. Flax, which does not change its appearance and does not tear for a long time, and poplin are never stretched. Due to the special manufacturing technique, Poplin is not deformed, even if it has been used for a long time.
1. Check the buttons on the clothes and the loops for them
Manufacturers of fakes and low-quality items often make them in large batches, they do not find time for small parts. To determine the quality of clothing, look at the buttons and loops for them. Buttons should be well sewn, and not hang on one thread. On clothes - no sticking strings. The hinges of a quality item are tightly swept over, handled carefully. It is important that these holes are cut so that the customer can immediately try on the thing they like.