Women's Linen-Blend Schoolboy Blazer vs Women's Unlined Cotton-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

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 Unlined Cotton-Blend Blazer

J.Crew

Women's Unlined Cotton-Blend Blazer

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Cotton-blend, unlined blazer

Confidence

78%

PossibleAzo dyes and colorant safety

PossibleAntimony in polyester component

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from synthetic fibers

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 colorant safety, Antimony in polyester component and Microplastic shedding from synthetic fibers 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 Cotton-blend, unlined blazer, 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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