Black dye doesn't fully bond to fabric at the factory, not entirely. Manufacturers oversaturate on purpose to guarantee even color across a batch, which means every black garment leaves the factory carrying dye that was always going to wash out eventually. The first...
New clothes smell like a store, feel stiff, and look perfect on the rack. What they also carry – chemical finishes, dyes, and residues from manufacturing and handling – is less visible but worth knowing about. Whether that changes what you do before you wear them is...
