How can I determine if an item of clothing is high quality?
When you're shopping and looking for a high quality items, you want to look for a list of things. Its start with the fabric, cotton is a great fabric to work with, silk and cashmere. If you are looking for a high quality item: start with a great fabric. Next you want look at the fit of it. Usually with a lower end item it's not going to fit correctly whereas the higher price items and higher quality will really fit will on the arms, around the neck and shoulder areas, certainly through the waist and to the helm lines; so really makes sure to put those clothes on. Take as many items as you want into that dressing room. Because you're got to be able to find out that the higher quality items are fitted perfectly to women, because a lot of care and thought goes into how it fits a woman's body. You want to see where it is from. You're looking for an item that is made in America, France and Italy and you want you to stay away from mix blend that are mass produced in places like China. You want to look for stitching, stitching is very important because it elongates the life of the item, better stitching means better quality and you will be able to have that item around for a lot longer when stitching is perfect and also you don't want runs, you don't want tears a good fabric and stitching will keep that all together.