Profeco rated brands such as Levi's, Oggi and Members Mark to determine which ones meet quality standards for men's pants.
Mexico City, September 11 (However).– Men's denim pants from the Oggi, Silver Plate and Silverado brands were rated "the best" in an analysis carried out by the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), while those of Levi's, American Crew and Members Mark do not comply 100 percent with the Official Mexican Standard on Labeling of textile products.
The unit analyzed 17 models from eight brands and included a total of 204 tests (12 for each of the models) in which the finishes in fabric and clothing were rated, in addition to the identification and content of fibers, change in size due to of washing, verification of sizes, weight of the fabric, resistance to discoloration, distortion of the garment after washing and the durability of the garments.
The results were published in the September edition of the Consumer Magazine and where the brands of men's pants that received the best ratings are indicated:
According to Profeco, the Levi's / 501 model (at a cost of 1,167 pesos) had loose seams, "although it is not serious that it melts its presentation," the agency said.
The American Crew / 50479 pants were rated as very good because they contain 99 percent cotton and 1 percent other fibers, but since they are not 100 percent cotton, they do not comply with the Official Mexican Standard on Commercial Information-Labeling of textile products, clothing, accessories and household linen (NOM-004-SCFI-2006)
While the Members Mark / G607D0505 pants (219 pesos) were rated as very good, they also failed to comply with NOM-004-SCFI-2006 because they are 99.7 percent cotton and 0.3 percent other fibers.
OTHER BRANDS ANALYZED
The analysis of the Federal Consumer Protection Office also mentions the following brands:
The Silver Plate Rocco / 704 (449 pesos) were rated as very good.
The Cimarron/3080 model (216 pesos) was rated as very good because there was no distortion of the garment after washing.
The Silver Plate Rocco / 706 (499 pesos), the Cimarron model / 3000 (215 pesos), the Oggi pants / low smoothing power (429 pesos), the Oggi spring stone vaxter (484 pesos) Oggi spring stone power (469 pesos ) and Silver Plate Rocco/ 707 (474 pesos) entered the very good rating because they were also found not to distort after washing.
For its part, the Silver Plate Rocco / 708 (474 pesos) also entered the category of very good, but distortion of the garment was detected after washing.
The Basis concepts/50430 jean ($161) and the Oggi/ Avi Stone Vaxter ($499) were only rated as good.
The Profeco recommended to the public that when buying a pair of jeans, check that the product is not defective, try it and consider the price.
For washing, he advised that it be done before wearing the pants, read the labels and not leave the garment for a long time in the sun at the time of drying.
