March 26 2007
100% Polyester
posted by Ana Samways at 3:57 pmThe bread and butter of our women’s magazines are ads for mail order products, flogging some god-awful stuff to the mature woman — figurines, porcelain dolls and now “Satiny Caftan Loungers”…
The 100% Polyester feels “as soft as silk” says the ad, which also claims the garment will provide “luxurious cool comfort” and be “pretty enough for candle lit dinners and comfortable enough to wear all day”.
Eek. Two things — 100% polyester doesn’t breathe and therefore is likely to be like wearing a mobile sauna and it’s a highly flammable fabric, so best to avoid wearing around an open flame.
March 26th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Where there’s an obesity epidemic, there’s a kaftan.
March 27th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Ah, polyester, the wonder fabric.
Gets such a bad press (ie, melts when ironed), but available in more colours than the visible spectrum.
Reminds me of that immortal line from ‘Boogie Nights’ – “The shirt? It’s made of genuine imported Italian nylon…’
March 27th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Easy to slip off after that candlelight dinner, I am sure.