Is it okay to wear a pigment-dyed T-shirt with light-colored clothes?
Due to the characteristics of pigment dyeing, where color fading or color transfer frequently occurs, one may hesitate about how to care for it when wearing it with other clothes or washing it.
Because color can rub off from pigment-dyed fabric due to friction, you should avoid wearing it with light-colored clothes and must hand-wash it separately in cold water.
Although the texture becomes more natural the more you wear it, the color may rub off onto outerwear or bags that brush against it. The INSILENCE and MOUSSY collaboration logo T-shirt features pigment dyeing and a cutoff finish, so the color and texture of the surface become more natural as you wear it[1]. Generally, pigment dyeing is a finishing method that fixes pigment onto the fabric's surface rather than deeply dyeing the inside of the yarn. As the dye peels off little by little from areas subject to frequent friction, a vintage texture remains, but the pigment tends to easily rub off onto contacting surfaces. For this reason, to reduce color smearing from frequent friction, it is recommended to avoid wearing it with light-colored clothing[2].
Laundry care must also be meticulous. To prevent other clothes from being stained due to color bleeding, it must be hand-washed separately in cold water[3]. Generally, if the water temperature is high, the dye on the fabric surface dissolves more easily, which can accelerate discoloration. To preserve its unique color and cutoff shape for a long time, avoid lukewarm water or washing machines and wash it by lightly squeezing and rinsing it gently in cold water.
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