Women's Linen-Blend Schoolboy Blazer vs Women's Margeaux Stretch Linen Blend Blazer: which is safer?
J.Crew Women's Linen-Blend Schoolboy Blazer is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
J.Crew
Women's Linen-Blend Schoolboy Blazer
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
linen-blend, likely cotton-linen mix, unfinished
Confidence
78%
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleFormaldehyde from storage or finishing treatments
J.Crew
Women's Margeaux Stretch Linen Blend Blazer
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
linen blend, no water-resistant treatment noted
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing
PossibleAzo dyes
PossibleAntimony in polyester component
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants and Formaldehyde from storage or finishing treatments on the J.Crew and not on the J.Crew.
- We flag Formaldehyde resins in finishing, Azo dyes and Antimony in polyester component on the J.Crew and not on the J.Crew.
- The J.Crew is linen-blend, likely cotton-linen mix, unfinished where the J.Crew is linen blend, no water-resistant treatment noted, 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: 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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