Random Recollection Needs Scratching...

[Cornish Jack]

"The wool blue aircrew shirt was vastly superior"
When they were first introduced they were supplied by Van Heusen and were super quality. Needless to say some bean counter decided that such quality was too much for us and the contract was passed on to Faulats of Belfast. The turnover of shirts became a flood. One wash and the shirt became 3 sizes smaller!! Even worse, I was issued with a set of 3 in which the collars were made from two different material batches, joined in the middle!! The results from those in the wash were extraordinary - two different shrinkage rates. Eventually, even the b-cs got the message and they improved but never as good as the original.