Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants vs Men's Move 365 Slim Fit Stretch Pants: which is safer?

Calvin Klein Men's Move 365 Slim Fit Stretch Pants is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Banana Republic Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants

Banana Republic

Women's High-Rise Straight Stretch Linen-Viscose Utility Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish

Confidence

82%

PossibleFormaldehyde resins (wrinkle resistance, shape retention)

PossibleAzo dyes and heavy metal pigments

PossibleAntimony in polyester (if present in trim/elastic)

Our pick

Calvin Klein Men's Move 365 Slim Fit Stretch Pants

Calvin Klein

Men's Move 365 Slim Fit Stretch Pants

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cotton/polyester blend, stretch fabric

Confidence

72%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorfast stability

PossibleFormaldehyde-based fabric finishing resins

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Formaldehyde resins (wrinkle resistance, shape retention), Azo dyes and heavy metal pigments and Antimony in polyester (if present in trim/elastic) on the Banana Republic and not on the Calvin Klein.
  • We flag Azo dyes and colorfast stability and Formaldehyde-based fabric finishing resins on the Calvin Klein and not on the Banana Republic.
  • The Banana Republic is linen-viscose blend, no water-resistant finish where the Calvin Klein is cotton/polyester blend, stretch fabric, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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