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I just got an e-mail from the Gap (I bought from them online years ago) telling me they have a new "stress-free" line of clothes, for which "liquids bead up and roll off [and] stains don't take hold". I'm interested to hear how they did that.

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M. Bean wrote:

Teflon

∴ M. Bean | 26-Jan-2004 7:39am est | #3814

Erik (http://ehummel.net) wrote:

Sounds to me to be a lot like Docker's stain-proof khakis. It may be the same technology just licensed by Gap. Or it may be a rip-off of the same technology, but that type of stuff has been out for about a year.

∴ Erik | 26-Jan-2004 7:45am est | http://ehummel.net | #3815

Goerge Schlossnagle wrote:

Dockers stuff has been out for a couple years, and I think it was adapted from the treated microfiber tech that's been used in jackets for about 6 or 8 years.

∴ Goerge Schlossnagle | 26-Jan-2004 10:17am est | #3820

M. Bean wrote:

Like I said before, Teflon. I wasn't joking.
http://www1.dupont.com/NASApp/dupontglob...n_US/news/daily/2002/dn08_23_02e.html

∴ M. Bean | 26-Jan-2004 1:02pm est | #3821

M. Bean wrote:

Liz Claiborne, Hanes, Pendleton, and Old Navy (which is owned by GAP) also use Teflon treated material in certain products.

http://www.dupont.com/teflon/fabricprotector/news/fashion_meets_function.html

∴ M. Bean | 26-Jan-2004 1:13pm est | #3822

Sparticus (http://www.iamsparticus.co.uk) wrote:

How do you wash them then?

∴ Sparticus | 27-Jan-2004 4:19am est | http://www.iamsparticus.co.uk | #3827

Keith (http://keithdevens.com/) wrote:

That's what I was thinking!

∴ Keith | 27-Jan-2004 4:19am est | http://keithdevens.com/ | #3828

M. Bean wrote:

There are some very specific washing instructions for those clothes, actually. I did some research on the web, and it looks like they stay cleaner longer, but when you do wash them you have to wash them on the gentle cycle in cold/warm water only. You can dry them in the dryer, but you can't use fabric softener or it will deteriorate the Teflon treatment on the fabric. The clothing is only to be pressed/ironed every fifth wash and no more for the same reason.

∴ M. Bean | 27-Jan-2004 8:33pm est | #3836

Ericka (http://eralon.com) wrote:

Also interesting, they don't have stress-free clothes for women!

∴ Ericka | 28-Jan-2004 4:00pm est | http://eralon.com | #3840

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