LAWN 2013: Purchases this year

[ninjamummy]

Re: LAWN 2013: Purchases this year

@Peony

I didn’t grow up in Pakistan nor had access to Pakistani clothes so I get confused with the fabric names. Kamal and elan are types of lawn, which is a thin, soft cotten? I recently met up with a Pakistani friend and she said that Lawn is not suitable for our hot & humid summer weather here and that Lawn is very thin, almost see through! and it gets ruined after one wash.

I trust her description but is there more than one kind of lawn? If lawn is so horrible, why are there so many threads on lawn here and pictures galore on facebook about lawn shopping.

I live in TX, and nor did I grow up in Pakistan. All my clothes come from whoever can send them from Pakistan, but now I need to look for reputable online vendors.
I can tell you we have nothing but hot and humid weather where I live from May till at least end of October. . Lawn is the best thing you can wear for that type of weather. Of course, it depends on what quality of lawn one gets. Lawn was known for something that will disintegrate after one wash, but now wow, the selection is amazing.
Of course there are some lawns that are very, very thin and transparent, and I do stay away from those. You do have to shop around.

Since getting Pakistani clothes etc is a luxury for me, I hand wash all of my lawn and cotton clothing. Looks good as new.