b'BULLETINNO. 134in VogueNOTBy Jim Kirby, DLI Textile AnalystManufacturer:Jones New YorkRN#: 54050Manufacturer Contact Information:Kasper GroupImporter, Manufacturing 1412 BroadwayNew York, NY 10018Ph. (212) 354-4311 or 1 (800) 223-7698www.jny.com or inquiries@kasper.comDescription:A polyester and spandex blendwhite blouse with black ribbon armhole andneckline trim.Care Instructions:The care label states:Machine wash cold gentle-only non-chlorinebleach when needed-tumble dry low-warm iron ifnecessary do not dryclean. There are no corre-sponding International Care Code Symbols.Problem:Testing reveals that, during any washmethod or professional wet cleaning, the trim dyewill bleed and transfer into the white body fabric.Response:The contact for the manufacturer saidthat under contract all fabrics used to make theirclothes are supposed to be tested for cleanabilityprior to garment construction. They howeverdont have direct control of this process. There- During proper wet cleaning, as labeled, thefore, if any of their fashions have defects or dont black trim dye bleeds into the white body hold up to cleaning as labeled, contact them section, causing objectionable splotchy graying. directly or return the item to the original vendoror retail location. There may be some difficulty processing the garments featured here. Members have indicated that the damage occurred even though these garments werecleaned according to the care labels instructions. The garments shown are among the current top repeaters received in DLIs International Textile Analysis Laband are selected on the basis of the seasonality and timeliness of the problem. DLI has contacted these manufacturers to work with them on resolving theseproblems. The bottom portion of this bulletin details the status of this work. As these garments are currently on the market, however, and since we have seenrepeated examples of damage, you may want to discuss these potential problems with your customers.Note: All in-print DLI bulletins, including this one, are available on DLIs Drycleaning Encyclopedia App or on the Drycleaning Encyclopedia webedition accessible in the Members Only section of DLIonline.org. This resource is available to Silver, Gold, Premier, and International Members.34 FABRICARE'