CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Banana Republic faces a lawsuit over the length of cotton fibers in its clothing.
Stacy Coglianese, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a federal class action complaint on September 17 in the Northern District of Illinois against Banana Republic over its “100% Supima Cotton."
The length of cotton fibers affects its quality and price – the longer the fiber, the stronger, softer, and more durable the resulting fabric. Pima cotton refers to extra-long staple (“ELS”) cotton, which is between approximately 1.2 and 1.44 inches, the suit says.
“Supima” is a combination of the words “superior” and “pima" used to promote and market textile products made with 100% American Pima cotton grown in California, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. Coglianese alleges that test results of a Banana Republic “100% Supima Cotton” shirt show all fibers were shorter than 1.200 inches and shorter than 1.080 inches below the range for Supima cotton, making the shirt only 70% Supima cotton.
Coglianese is represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates, P.C.
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division case number 1:21-cv-04959