Claim
Wrinkle-free and anti-pilling
Used by five of the 55 listings in this catalog
What it promises
Wrinkle-free promises that the cloth returns to a flat state on its own. Anti-pilling promises that the surface does not develop small balls of fiber with use. Both are promises about time, which is what makes them hard to check at the moment of reading.
Who measures it, and under what
Not defined anywhere this site could find
This site found no published United States rule that fixes what a seller must be able to demonstrate before printing either word on a garment listing. What is regulated in this neighborhood is different: the Care Labeling Rule requires a care label attached to the garment, and the Federal Trade Commission requires that objective claims be supported before they are made. Neither of those turns the words into defined terms. Every listing in this catalog that uses either word prints it bare, with no method, no scale and no number.
What it does not promise
- They do not promise a scale. No listing here states how flat, or how few, or after how long.
- They do not promise a test. No listing here names a method for either word.
- They do not promise a fiber. Neither word tells you what the cloth is made of.
- They do not promise anything about the other word. A listing can print one and be silent about the other.
Where they appear in this catalog
Wrinkle-free wording sits almost entirely in one subgroup of one category: the dress shirts. Anti-pilling appears on one knit listing, alongside a material direction. Two words, two very different corners of the catalog, and the same amount of evidence behind both.
The one thing that is regulated here
A garment sold in the United States carries a care label, and what that label has to say is set by rule rather than by the seller’s marketing copy. This site does not give care instructions of any kind. The label on the garment is the only address for that, and it is a better one than a product listing.
Who says it
| Listing | Category | What that listing states |
|---|---|---|
| siliteelon Womens Classic-Fit Dress Shirts, Long Sleeve | Button-Down Shirts | a classic fit, long sleeves, button down, wrinkle-free stretch and a solid color for work and office |
| J.VER Womens Dress Shirts, Long Sleeve | Button-Down Shirts | long sleeves, button down, wrinkle-free stretch and a regular fit for business casual and office wear |
| siliteelon Women's Button Down Shirts, Long Sleeve | Button-Down Shirts | long sleeves, wrinkle free, a collar and a solid color; the title also carries the words corset tops |
| BBIBBI Blouses for Women, Long Sleeve Button Down | Button-Down Shirts | wrinkle-free cotton-blend stretch fabric, Regular, Petite and Tall fits and sizes XS to 6XL |
| Arach&Cloz Women's Wool Blend Cardigan Sweaters | Cardigans | a wool blend, anti-pilling, long sleeves and button down construction |
five listings, drawn from Button-Down Shirts, Cardigans.
Sources
- Federal Trade Commission — Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling RuleThe FTC guidance behind the care label sewn into a garment.
- Legal Information Institute — 16 CFR Part 423, Care Labeling of Textile Wearing ApparelThe rule that requires a care label to be attached to the garment itself.
- Federal Trade Commission — Policy Statement Regarding Advertising SubstantiationThe FTC statement that an objective product claim has to have support behind it.