a journey to style
the wrong: blindly following a trend without even trying to understand why
waterproof zipper has been hot for a few seasons. but, can someone please educate us on why they would need waterproof zippers on a cotton hoodie? water won’t zip through the zippers for sure, but the only problem is that the cotton fleece would be soaping wet.
style without substance is a waterproof zipper without reason; DON”T DO IT!
Fashion and function is a rare combination. If it were the dominant paradigm, most of us could just go home.
Obviously, the function of waterproofing is not the appeal of this garment so we’re left with aesthetics. As such, the waterproof zipper holds appeal -if to no one other than the designer otherwise it wouldn’t have been created (while the market may be “democratic”, fashion never has been). The black edging around the green zip, coupled with the intense brilliant colors are what hold sway. The issue rather is one of manufacturing constraints of hardware. It is not possible to imbue typical zippers with the materials used in normal zippers, only the materials inherent in waterproofing.
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