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Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix it

  • Written by Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Senior Lecturer and Program Manager, Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise) program, RMIT University
Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix itAlesia Kazantceva/Unsplash

You pull on your rain jacket, step out into the storm, and within half an hour your undershirt is soaked. The jacket you purchased as “waterproof” seems to have stopped working, and all the marketing claims feel a bit suspect.

In reality, the jacket probably hasn’t failed overnight: a mix of how...

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