The Lakewood Shatnez Laboratory which periodically sends out notices on the matter, addressed Banana Republic coats this past week.
Shatnez is the prohibition in halacha derived from the Torah that prohibits the wearing of a fabric containing both wool and linen.
Many Banana Republic men’s wool winter coats, made in China, were recently tested by non-certified shatnez testers and found to be shatnez free.
Unfortunately these coats were worn and, when later retested, linen threads were found in the gray fabric under the collar.
Any Banana Republic coat (including raincoats) that has gray fabric under the collar with rows of topstitching, as illustrated in the picture bellow, should immediately be retested by a professional, Certified Shatnez Laboratory.
In conclusion: You should verify that your Shatnez Tester is certified, constantly updated and in contact with other professionals in the field.
anyone got a good and cheap place to take out shatnes?
Barneys Warehouse Sale aint gona be as much exciting: To many people underestimate the Suits: This list contains the brands recently found to contain shatnez, followed by the country of origin. Men’s Suits Brand Name-Origin Adolfo-Moldova Adolfo-Italy Andrew Fezza-Fyr Macedonia Armani Collezioni-Italy Arnold Brant-Canada Banana Republic-Turkey Barberini-France Barneys New York-Italy Brooks Brothers-Italy Burberry-U.S.A. Calvin America-Moldova Cellini-Italy Cianni Cellini-China Claiborne-Korea Corallorsso – Italy Cosani-India Daks- Daniel Hechter -Paris Dunhill- Emanuel Ungaro-Colombia Emanuel Ungaro-China Enzo Collection-Italy Ermenegildo Zegna-Switzerland Ermengildo Zegna- Farriani- Gentelman- Crespone – Gianfranco Ferre-Italy Gianfranco Ferre-Italy Gianni bernardi -Italy Gianni Campagna-Italy Gianni-Fine Custom Menswear-H.K. Giorgio Armani-Italy Giorgio Cavalli-Italy Giorgio Valentini-Italy… Read more »
Banana Republic suits are known for years to have Shatnez under the collar in mens Suits and sport jackets even if its printed 100% cotton!! you should have it checked at the Shatnaz Laboratory. it’s cost about $10 to remove it. and should average cost you 20 dollars to replace it.
we found shatnez in my sons Banana Republic sport jacket
two years ago. We had it removed but had to replace
the stiff material needed to shape the collar and surrounding area. It never quite looked the same again.
does the CH tester meet the criteria listed in the “conclusion”?
what exactly is a certified lab?
shatnez was found in br suit jackets as well recently
Clean Spot (Kingston & Empire) does in CH
to collive for posting this up!
And what are the prices?