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Clothing fabric: Natural or synthetic?
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Depends on the clothes. And sometimes a blend will get you the best of both worlds.
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Have always leaned toward natural fibers but am willing to consider synthetics more and more these days. Seems like the cotton used now is of lower quality, often shrinking a ridiculous amount (even if it's not machine dried). Or just comes apart at the seams after a short period of time. Costco tip: The men's Puma socks wear really well. Mr wtg and I are really hard on socks. We have both the no-show and crew versions and have been really happy with them. Here's the short sock; they don't have the crew socks online right now. https://www.costco.com/puma-me...oduct.100825224.html
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I'm not a clothes horse so I can wear either, although I tend toward a lot of cotton shirts and pants. I haven't noticed them shrinking (maybe the wearer is expanding?  ). I much prefer cotton underwear.When it comes to socks, my absolute favorites for a number of years have been the wool REI hiking socks. They almost never wear out and they're thick and pamper my feet very well. Big Al
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Blended fabrics? But the Bible says... I opt for cotton when I can. I am "in de bidnezz". I don't wear much of it if I am going to ski because I ski hard and get sweaty. Fake wool is usually too hot.
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana  |
i prefer cotton or wool. I don't like the feeling of nylon. for many years i wore polyester out of necessity--wearing cotton in the wilderness is an open invitation to hypothermia, and wool was much too scratchy. but now there is Smart Wool--pure merino, which not only keeps you warm when wet, you can wear the same garment for a week and it never stinks. And it doesn't itch. Love it. And at my stage of life, the only way I can wear jeans is if they stretch.
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Ha! I thought this was going to be recommendations for and thoughts about plastic surgeons. 
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| Minor Deity |
Not for sheets, but I like mohair, pashmina, and combinations thereof - sometimes with a silk blend. And plain silk. (How come nobody mentioned silk?) Which reminds me of something I've always wondered about. Do you remember when silk used to be fabulously expensive and than all of a sudden the price plummeted? Granted much was thin and easily torn, but even thicker woven silk had become very cheap. I've always suspected the Chinese had either created a mutant silk moth or else a factory-made silk replacement to export.
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana  |
All natural. (Nearly) all cotton. All wrinkled, all the time! When I was working, I washed my dress shirts and slacks, pulled them out of the washer and hung them to dry. It minimized the wrinkles sufficiently.
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| knitterati Beatification Candidate  |
I wear a lot of stretch knit rayon blends, so comfortable and easy. I hate wearing “hard pants” like jeans. Went shopping with Mr. AM for pants to wear to work; it’s been 3 years and he, um, needs pants that fit. The quality of slacks at Macy’s has gone way downhill, and they seem to all be made of polyester + recycled polyester. Ew. So we recalibrated for a casual but acceptable look and went for jeans that fit nicely. Hope that works…
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Look for the stretch Levi’s - maybe Amazon. They look just like regular Levi’s but the fabric stretches a bit. I buy the 505s.
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| Pinta & the Santa Maria Has Achieved Nirvana  |
 The only synthetic clothes I wear are sports stuff, everything else is either natural or a blend. I will not buy any "real" clothes that are 100% poly because eew. They're incredibly hot, it's like wrapping yourself up in Saran Wrap. Plus they can generate a lot of static electricity. | |||
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| knitterati Beatification Candidate |
We found that the 511 works for Mr. AM; his current 505s are too baggy in the butt on him. So I went to Amazon, and every time I put a 511 in my cart, I’d double-check, and find that they’d been replaced by a 510, skinny. Nope. Oh well.
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