Is vintage clothing dangerous? (specifically polyester/synthetic fibers)?

[FedoraFan112390]

Can you guys be a little less snarky? I'm not asking the question as a joke.

 

[BobJ]

Can you guys be a little less snarky? I'm not asking the question as a joke.

If you are worried about 20-30 year old polyester clothes because of the chemicals they put out, you should probably also stay away from 20-30 year old carpet, movie theater seats, upholstery, car seats, drapes, paint, etc, etc. This stuff is all around us, we can't get away from it, we are constantly breathing it and touching it. You might grow some man boobs and have a low sperm count, but hey, welcome to the club!

 

[Trenchfriend]

Todays nice breathable or water-repellent microfibre-polyestre is nothing to sneeze at!

Ok, that wasn't the question, I know.

 

[Sloan1874]

I'm not sure 70s counts as 'vintage' in the truest sense. Sixties and under, I thought.

 

[ProteinNerd]

The are a million other things you probably come into contact with every day that are a 100 times more carcinogenic than polyester.

Also the biggest health risk most people almost completely ignore is their dietary intake? Is your daily diet a perfect combination of unprocessed lean meats, fresh vegetables and healthy fats? If not, you'd be better served putting your energy into that than worrying if a synthetic fibre you wear might be harmful in the extremely long term....just my 2 cents.

 

[bn1966]

Stay away from Man-made fabrics..especially polyester

 

[bn1966]

Diet!!! I'm now staying off of cows milk (except for in tea & coffee) & am eating more vegetarian food for the last six months! Meat is only featuring about 3 days a week & I've lost about 3 stone already Vintage jackets are now fitting a treat...

 

[ProteinNerd]

Most of the current sports dry wicking fabrics like under armour and Nike Dri-Fit are polyester, I wear them everyday at some point in the gym or Dojo. They are 1000% superior to cotton, no way I'm staying away from them, no all polyester is created equal

 

[ton312]

Can you guys be a little less snarky? I'm not asking the question as a joke.

Well, I think in the grand scheme of things, you'd be among the very few and quite fortunate, to be killed BY wearing a polyester shirt. However, you may be killed FOR wearing a polyester shirt.

I'm kidding but really, if you're scared of a shirt you should stay home, lock the doors and just Netflix.

 

[Monitor]

...and just Netflix.

Without chill.

 

[navetsea]

it melts when it burns, making horrible mess to the wound, it is almost as dangerous as PN's avatar

 

[ProteinNerd]

Lol Most poly shirts are MUCH more threatening and dangerous than my avatar!
I'll post up my fav fancy dress poly shirt when I get home.....stay tuned.

 

[ton312]

it melts when it burns, making horrible mess to the wound, it is almost as dangerous as PN's avatar

Self-cauterizing!

 

[ProteinNerd]

They don't make a gem like this in cotton!
They say style is cyclical and everything will eventually come back into style.....I'm just waiting for this babies time again!
I present "The FOX" 100% glorious non breathing polyester!

 

[Seb Lucas]

'k me...

 

[navetsea]

the collar might be back too, just beware, it is going to be painful years ahead for collar haters

 

[Trenchfriend]

They don't make a gem like this in cotton!
They say style is cyclical and everything will eventually come back into style.....I'm just waiting for this babies time again!
I present "The FOX" 100% glorious non breathing polyester!

Looks very nice, really!

Is it Piqué or Jersey??

 

[ProteinNerd]

Jersey

 

[Trenchfriend]

@ProteinNerd
Aah, that's a cat on the Poloshirt!

 

[LizzieMaine]

All comedy aside, when I was in high school in the '70s, we were specifically warned against wearing synthetic garments when working with fuming acids in the chemistry lab -- supposedly the fumes could melt the fabrics. Polyester and nylon were specifically mentioned. So if one does choose to wear a polyester shirt, don't decide to mess around with nitric or sulphuric acid.