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
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleFormaldehyde from storage or finishing treatments
J.Crew
Women's Unlined Cotton-Blend Blazer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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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