I am considering buying a vintage 1970s era Polyester shirt. I've never bought any vintage clothes outside of a hat before.
My question is, do any of these fabrics in shirts and such degrade over time, potentially releasing potentially harmful (short or long term healthwise) chemicals? For example, if I bough this Polyester shirt, which seems to be in great condition, could it have degraded naturally with time to release chemicals that might, from use, cause cancer or something else? Not...
Is vintage clothing dangerous? (specifically polyester/synthetic fibers)?
My question is, do any of these fabrics in shirts and such degrade over time, potentially releasing potentially harmful (short or long term healthwise) chemicals? For example, if I bough this Polyester shirt, which seems to be in great condition, could it have degraded naturally with time to release chemicals that might, from use, cause cancer or something else? Not...
Is vintage clothing dangerous? (specifically polyester/synthetic fibers)?