looking for a low maintenance wool car coat in light grey
dockers has some options for a professional looking car coat that provides warmth - i just want something that lasts long and doesn't need dry clean only
what is the downside to something with 20% wool vs something with 60% wool (which often needs dry clean only)
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You really only need to dry clean wool coats once a year, it's not that bad
If your wool coat has a lining, you can't machine or hand wash it, it just doesn't work.
What is the actual benefit of having more wool content than not?
I find wool to be a lot better at regulating my temperature, Vs overly synthetic blends that I tend to find make me overheat and sweat too much
But it varies garment to garment, technical synthetics and blends at the higher end can be equally as good I guess
At the lower end, synthetics are often used as a cost cutting measure, and cheap synthetics are really unpleasant. Depending on your budget, I would go for 50% at minimum
i dont meant to be annoying but just trying to get a sense of what's unpleasant about poly - heat regulation? anything else
Heat regulation, breathability, durability, and odor retention are all concerns where wool tends to outperform poly.
But this all really depends on the garment/poly blend you're dealing with. It's just a good rule of thumb that wool pieces are going to be made better and therefore cost more; not always of course, but a manufacturer doesn't choose wool for cost or ease of production. If you want something that lasts long like you said and are willing to shell out a bit more for it, then it's probably worth it even considering a once a year dry clean cost.