T-Shirt Costing $9 Lasts Longer than One Priced at $895

T-shirt costing $9 lasts longer than one priced at $895

A T-shirt costing £4 ($9) lasts longer than one priced at nearly £400 ($895), a study has revealed. Shoppers have been warned not to judge the quality of...

Expensive t-shirts are not more durable, first study into the garment finds

The most expensive t-shirt tested for the UK study was outperformed by one costing just a 30th of its price. There is no correlation between the price and durability of t-shirts, a first major study into the popular garment has found. The most expensive t-shirt tested by the University of Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) and environmental group Wrap was outperformed by one costing just a 30th of its price. The study concluded that …

WRAP study reveals no link between T-shirt price and durability

WRAP and Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour find no correlation between price and durability in a major study of t-shirts. The new academic study by the University of Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) with global environmental action NGO WRAP has concluded that a higher price doesn’t guarantee that a t-shirt will be more durable. The LITAC team tested the durability of 47 t-shirts – 24 male, 23 female designs – from UK clothing …

T-shirt price not linked to durability, finds WRAP research

MRW T-shirt price not linked to durability, finds WRAP research Research shows spending more on clothing does not guarantee product longevity as environmental NGO develops assessments to aid incoming textile EPR schemesT-shirt price not linked to durability, finds WRAP research MRW Reporter

T-shirt price fails to predict garment durability

WRAP and University of Leeds study of 47 T-shirts reveals no correlation between price and longevity, challenging consumer assumptions about clothing quality and value. News Materials Textiles Industry Retailers Resource Use Recycling Reduction Reuse Main Magazine Feature 0 Remove Mag Cover bottom Date (Materbi) Monday, July 28, 2025 Keywords textile durability testing, clothing longevity research, WRAP Textiles Pact, garment qua…

Expensive t-shirts are not more durable, first study into the garment finds – UK Times

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email There is no correlation between the price and durability of t-shirts, a first major study into the popular garment has found. The most expensive t-shirt tested by the University of Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) and environmental group Wrap was outperformed by one costing just a 30th of its pri…