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, 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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