Women's Linen-Blend Schoolboy Blazer vs Women's Tall Margeaux Stretch Linen Blend Blazer: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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 Tall Margeaux Stretch Linen Blend Blazer
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
linen blend (linen/cotton mix, no identified coating)
Confidence
72%
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal dye constituents
PossibleSkin sensitization or allergic reaction to dyes or finishes
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 Azo dyes and heavy-metal dye constituents and Skin sensitization or allergic reaction to dyes or finishes 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 (linen/cotton mix, no identified coating), 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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