durability

While he’s had some durability issues in Japan, pitching more than 100 innings in just two of his four seasons, he had a 2.10 ERA while averaging 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings.

Kirsi Niinimäki, a professor in design who researches the future of textiles at Finland’s Aalto University, says the solutions offered by these companies look “quite promising” – although she adds that she would like to see more specific information about issues like the fixing process and long-term studies on fabric durability.

Cheap clothes have outperformed more expensive garments in durability testing conducted for the discount fashion industry.

“We’re doing a lot more research to find out what dictates durability within a garment, but that’s not something we’ve found out yet.”

Primark, which has faced repeated criticism for its "fast fashion" approach, said it hoped its new Durability Framework would help people get more wear from their purchases.