Do you find grey clothes to be softer than other colours?
Posted by Equivalent_Ask_1416@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 33 comments
I've always found grey to be softer and more snug than clothing made from other colours. Do you know why this may be and do you feel the same way?
ArtistEngineer@reddit
It could be the different blend of cotton and polyester. I bought a grey hoodie, and the charcoal version had a different blend of fabrics compared to the other colours.
https://awdis.com/products/street-hoodie-jh020/
North-Point7309@reddit
I honestly see where you’re coming from..
Equivalent_Ask_1416@reddit (OP)
I think they've got a bit of polyester in them instead of 100% cotton, so that might explain it perhaps?
Shoddy_Reality8985@reddit
Yep heather grey is usually ~10% polyester and polyester is somewhat softer than a lot of cotton.
Party_Mobile_7124@reddit
Yeah I never would’ve put two and two together but I think OP may be on to something
Rubberfootman@reddit
Strangely, same here.
exhausted-pangolin@reddit
Absolutely. I buy next plain tshirts and every colour ages in a different way.
Grey becomes soft and loose. Black becomes starchier and thicker, I assume shrinkage. Dark blue and green become loose but rough. Red keeps it's shape well. And more colours I cba to list!
I don't know what it is but these are literally all the tshirts I wear and have had multiple generations of each colour.
CarpeCyprinidae@reddit
Well my two favourite sleeping shirts are both grey and notably more comfortable than my other coloured ones so I think you may be onto something here. That's weird and interesting. I never wear grey normally
BeachtimeRhino@reddit
Yes often, but this seems to be because it’s used most often in lounge wear and sports wear. Joggers and t shirts and cost jumpers etc. you don’t tend to see grey jeans and if you were to wear a grey formal suit you would note it feels as formal to wear (not so comfy) like the other colours. Consider the construction of eg grey marl and the kind of clothes it is used for.
PontiacBandit2020@reddit
Do you think this is because grey is a common colour for clothes which tend to be comfortable (joggers, hoody, t shirts) and practical? Also more likely to choose it as a colour to lounge in so if you drop food on it, doesn't stain?
I'm not sure myself now as navy also has the above functions but I feel like it isn't as comfortable as grey?
It's definitely more comfortable than black clothing equivalents. Amount of pigment could be at play.
Agarwaen323@reddit
In the past I've bought multiple of the "same" product, but in different colours, online. When they arrived, turns out that even though they're the same style, the material used is completely different among colours. That seems like a really weird decision to make - logically if it was just about cost they'd always use the cheapest material - so assumed that different coloured dyes simply don't work with certain types of material.
It's possible that whatever material is used with grey dyes is the cause here, but I know fuck all about textiles so I'm probably talking nonsense.
Triana89@reddit
Black often runs a bit smaller because the dye behaves differently in the material.
You shouldn't be getting fully different materials though, where war this from? Were the care labels the same?
Agarwaen323@reddit
It's not like one was cotton and the other was wool, so there was probably a better way to phrase it, but there's a noticeable difference in texture and thickness.
Most of the ones I've had were cheap and bought years ago so I've long thrown them away, and I don't remember exactly where I bought them from (probably H&M). I just checked the labels on a couple of the t-shirts (not from H&M) I still have; the grey one is 80% polyester, 20% cotton and the other colours (one is black, the other is orange) are both 50% cotton, 50% polyester.
mandlepot@reddit
Yes I have a grey jumper on right now and it's snug
bowak@reddit
It's with the hope of finding properly good questions like this one that I still check this sub.
I think you might be on to something and as I read your words I realised I think you're right and that I'd sort of always known this but without ever directly thinking it.
Bravo.
BreqsCousin@reddit
No I don't
Recklessred7@reddit
Me neither
whynotehhhhh@reddit
Maybe because gray is an unappealing colour, people make more practical clothes with it? That's my only guess but yes I also agree that gray clothes are the best.
Skinnyera@reddit
Woah yes ??
booksandplantsfan@reddit
Like everyone else, I have never ever thought about it but yes!
GreaterGlasgow@reddit
why are you grey?
asonson99@reddit
Who says I am grey?
plant-strong@reddit
Who is grey?
Interesting_Front709@reddit
😊
sp0o0okyy@reddit
why are you grë
Pitiful_Oven_3425@reddit
This could be the greatest question ever asked on Reddit and needs to be more widely seen. I bet the answer is overwhelmingly yes.
Pitiful_Oven_3425@reddit
How strange but, yes.
Responsible_Hand2412@reddit
Omg yes, but I didn’t realise until you’ve said it. I typically don’t keep old, tatty clothes but I have this grey T-shirt I’ve had for YEARS and I wear it at least once a week, just in the house, and I love it cause it’s so soft and weirdly it doesn’t look old at all!
abnerquill@reddit
Never thought about this until you said it but weirdly yes
cgknight1@reddit
An interesting theory - I don't own any grey clothes to test it (I hate the current trend to look of dull colours).
StarSpotter74@reddit
Yes. And I've never thought about it til now
Numerous_Ticket_7628@reddit
My grey joggers certainly are soft and "snug".
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