Which chore jackets have no plastic in the lining, the pocket bags, the buttons or the thread?
Short answer: we can't find a plastic-free chore jacket we can verify. Every candidate we checked had a plastic part beyond a small seal, or one we could not confirm. The list below says which.
Nothing in chore jackets has earned a spot yet. We checked one, WiesMade's Artcher in olive, and we can't tell if it's plastic-free.
The denim is cotton and the hardware is brass. But the maker's fabric page mentions "1% stretch" and never names the fiber, which in denim is usually elastane. The thread and the pocket bags aren't named either.
Side by side
Every chore jacket we checked, and what kept each one off the list. The full evidence for each is one click away.
| Rank | Photo | Materials | Packaging | Price seen | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checked, not listed | |||||
 | WiesMade Artcher Jacket, 14oz Broken Twill Denim, Olive Cannot tell | ||||
| combed and ringspun cotton denim, brass | Not verified yet | Not linked | A major part is unverified | ||
Where plastic hides in chore jackets
A chore jacket is cotton canvas, twill or moleskin. That part is easy. The pocket bags are usually a polyester-cotton blend. The thread holding the coat together is polyester or poly-core, a polyester filament wrapped in cotton. Buttons are brass or shell on the good ones and polyester resin on the rest. Collars and pocket tops carry fusible interfacing, which is polyester with a polyamide glue. Linings are flannel, polyester sherpa or quilted nylon. Waxed canvas is fine when the wax is named, paraffin or beeswax. A finish called "dry wax" or "water-repellent" with no wax named could be a polymer coating, so ask.
What to check before you buy
- Shell: 100% cotton, linen or wool, or a blend with nylon or polyester?
- Pocket bags and lining: cotton or wool flannel, or polyester, nylon and sherpa?
- Thread: 100% cotton, or polyester and poly-core?
- Buttons and snaps: brass, shell, corozo or wood, or resin and nylon?
- Zipper, if any: metal teeth, and what is the tape made of?
- Wax or finish: named as paraffin or beeswax, or just "water-repellent"?
- Collar interfacing and labels: cotton or sew-in canvas, or fusible polyester?
Know of one?
If you make or own a chore jackets with no plastic in it, including the seal, tell us: chairman@amaterio.com. Send the maker's page and what the seal is made of. We vet every tip and publish the ones that hold up, with credit.
Checked and not listed
- WiesMade Artcher Jacket, 14oz Broken Twill Denim, Olive
Cannot tellThe denim is cotton, the buttons are brass, and that's where the answers stop. The maker's fabric page admits to "1% stretch" without saying what gives it, and in denim that is almost always elastane. The thread and the pocket bags aren't named either. Until the maker says what the stretch fiber, thread and pocketing are, we can't call this jacket plastic-free.