{"id":464943,"date":"2022-06-18T17:56:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T14:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/class-action-suit-charges-ralph-lauren-sweater-swindle\/"},"modified":"2022-06-18T17:56:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T14:56:45","slug":"class-action-suit-charges-ralph-lauren-sweater-swindle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/class-action-suit-charges-ralph-lauren-sweater-swindle\/","title":{"rendered":"#Class-action suit charges Ralph Lauren sweater swindle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bbdaaf97a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bbdaaf97a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/class-action-suit-charges-ralph-lauren-sweater-swindle\/#%E2%80%9CClass-action_suit_charges_Ralph_Lauren_sweater_swindle%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Class-action suit charges Ralph Lauren sweater swindle&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CClass-action_suit_charges_Ralph_Lauren_sweater_swindle%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Class-action suit charges Ralph Lauren sweater swindle&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ralph Lauren Corp. tried to pull the wool over the eyes of customers who bought one of their pricey sweaters, a woman claims in a class-action lawsuit.  <\/p>\n<p>The sweater saga began in November 2019 when Texas resident Gloria Miramontes bought a women\u2019s burgundy lightweight V-neck from a Ralph Lauren Polo Factory store in El Paso. <\/p>\n<p>Miramontes believed the sweater was made exclusively of pima cotton based on the tags, which boasted, \u201cFine luxurious yarns crafted from Pima Cotton fibers distinguish this signature design, knit in a fine gauge stitch for lightweight comfort and an exquisitely soft hand,\u201d court documents show.<\/p>\n<p>Pima cotton is a higher-end product with a  longer fiber than conventional cotton. It has a reputation for\u00a0producing a smooth fabric that\u2019s soft to the touch, wrinkle-resistant, and ultra-durable<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But consumers were short-changed, the Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit alleges, because the fibers in the sweater were a few tenths of an inch too short to be pima, which the US Department of Agriculture measures at 1.3125 inches long on average.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/polo-ralph-lauren-1-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The V-neck sweater is sold at thousands of locations.\" class=\"wp-image-22716713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/polo-ralph-lauren-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/polo-ralph-lauren-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/polo-ralph-lauren-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The V-neck sweater is sold at thousands of locations.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lab tests proved the Ralph Lauren sweaters weren\u2019t 100% pima cotton, said Miramontes\u2019 attorney, Spencer Sheehan. <\/p>\n<p>Miramontes claims she would not have forked over $39.99 if she had known it was not entirely pima, the suit says.<\/p>\n<p>Pima cotton is typically more expensive, so \u201cthere is great incentive to mix cotton byproducts and shorter fibers with higher value longer fibers,\u201d according to the court papers, which were filed in New York  based on the Manhattan location of Polo\u2019s headquarters, plaintiff\u2019s attorneys said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/polo-ralph-lauren-sweater-lawsuit-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lab tests proved the garment was actually not 100% Pima cotton.\" class=\"wp-image-22716709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/polo-ralph-lauren-sweater-lawsuit-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/polo-ralph-lauren-sweater-lawsuit-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/polo-ralph-lauren-sweater-lawsuit-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lab tests proved the garment was actually not 100% Pima cotton, an attorney said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Spencer Sheehan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lauren V-neck sweater was sold in \u201cthousands of locations,\u201d according to the $5 million class action lawsuit, which includes customers from 19 states, including New York.<\/p>\n<p>The Ralph Lauren Corp. declined comment. 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