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[QUOTE]Originally posted by nevermind: [QB] I think polyester might actually be a "cold-blooded" material retaining its own temperature no matter what it is outside? The way snakes and frogs do. It does so in cold, at least - it never "absorbs" the cold, that's why polyester sheets are so popular with people who do not heat their homes. I have no idea how it behaves in heat but I am wondering if perhaps it is then also better that we think? Maybe it is an even better protector against heat than cotton, for example? Cotton is actually a pretty "hot" material, linen and silk are both cooler. But the problem with natural materials is that they do not keep colour very well. It fades in sun as well as in washing, and also these materials are not so easy to wash - they do not become clean so easily and you need to rinse much more to get the detergent out. Also, polyester does not wrinkle in washing, or when you wear it, I think (?). So you do not need to iron and always look impeccable and as if wearing your newest costume. "Slouchy rich", meaning wearing expensive linen or cotton that is albeit wrinkled and perhaps even a bit faded, is I think not a notion that catches here :) . Here you need to look "adab". While many people I think simply do not differentiate. No one has ever told them of the different mateerials and how they feel. Or what? I think I am the only person in Shebin who always checks labels before I buy, and last year I asked for linen pants in a shop where they had them 3 years ago and then they said "oh yes, linen was in fashion in that year, but it is not any more" (!) BTW Do you really get natural silk anywhere in Cairo? (I mean in normal price places) Or do you mean viscose when you speak about those silk scarves on wekalat al balah? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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