What is GOOD Cotton?

Cotton should not be an unfamiliar name to you. You may hear many kinds of cotton, such as Egyptian Giza 45, Pima, Supima, Sea Island and Xingjiang cotton. Actually, they share the same name as Gossypium Barbadense or Extra-Long Staple Cotton.

Because of various origins, fiber length and quality, they wins different names.

You cannot hastily say which cotton is the best. However, if you know the following rules below, you will not be easily fooled.

In terms of origins, the order from top is Sea Island, Egyptian Giza 45, American Supima and Pima and Xingjiang cotton. But the order is not always right.

Italian advanced shirts mainly adopt Egyptian cotton as their fabric materials.

Egyptian Giza 45 is the best of Egyptian cotton and the most expensive cotton in the world. Its price is five times higher than common Egyptian cotton. Only the top-level series of advanced fabrics brands will utilize it such as the Goldline of Thomas Mason.