Women's Slim Refined Blazer vs Women's Linen-Blend Schoolboy Blazer: which is safer?

J.Crew Women's Linen-Blend Schoolboy Blazer is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Banana Republic

Women's Slim Refined Blazer

PFAS grade

F 20/100

Overall grade

F 8/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Cotton/polyester blend with water-repellent coating finish

Confidence

45%

PossibleFluorochemicals in water-repellent coating finish (PFAS-class concern covered separately)

PossibleFormaldehyde resins in finishing (wrinkle-resistance, crease-setting)

PossibleMicrofiber shedding and degradation over time

Why this grade

Our pick

J.Crew

Women's Linen-Blend Schoolboy Blazer

PFAS grade

D 65/100

Overall grade

F 57/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

linen-blend, likely cotton-linen mix, unfinished

Confidence

78%

PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants

PossibleFormaldehyde from storage or finishing treatments

Why this grade

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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