on the mundane: shirt labels

[tielan]

Dear women's shirt-makers,

I have a question.

You know those tags you put on the back inside neckline of women's shirts? The ones that have your brand name and the shirt size on them? Why, oh why do you make your tags out of the scratchiest, stiffest material possible? I have never yet met a shirt tag that I liked - one that didn't scrape at my neck when I shifted my shoulders.

And so, one by one, they get chopped off, unpicked - in some extreme cases, hacked, because they're just that annoying - and your brand name is forever lost from view.

Someday, surely, someone will make a brand name tag that is soft like fine leather, smooth against the skin, and non-scratchy, and it will proudly advertise its maker's name forevermore.

That day is not today...

Comments

via network

[softestbullet]

I like the trend of printing tag information onto the shirt fabric! That wears away eventually, but at least it's painless.

Re: via network

[tielan]

I think it happens more on t-shirts than formal shirts and tops and jumpers - at least in Australia.

I just don't get why they don't at least make the tag out of a soft material that isn't going to irritate the skin when the item is worn...