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Your clothes stay neat for a long time."},{"url":"https://suertefabric.com/why-recycled-poly-chiffon-fabric-is-the-smart-choice-for-sustainable-fashion/","quote":"The color stays bright for a long time."}]},"entry_sources":{"resource_reduced_production":["https://suertefabric.com/why-recycled-poly-chiffon-fabric-is-the-smart-choice-for-sustainable-fashion/"],"performance_parity_with_virgin_chiffon":["https://suertefabric.com/why-recycled-poly-chiffon-fabric-is-the-smart-choice-for-sustainable-fashion/"]}},"competitive_price_comparison":{"title":"How this skirt compares to similar pleated chiffon skirts","entries":{"brooks_brothers_chiffon_plaid_mini_skirt":"At the luxury end, Brooks Brothers offered a plaid chiffon mini skirt at $228 USD (~$310 CAD) — more than double the Contemporaine's price — for a viscose-based shell and crepe polyester lining; the Contemporaine achieves a similar design language (plaid + pleated chiffon) at a fraction of that cost, positioning it as a pragmatic pick for the trend without the heritage-brand premium.","chicwish_chiffon_mustard_pleated_maxi_skirt":"The Chicwish alternative costs $37.90 USD (~$52 CAD) — less than half the Contemporaine price — but it uses conventional polyester rather than the recycled polyester in the Contemporaine, which also carries Simons' Vision sustainability certification; the $73 CAD difference is essentially the price of a lower-impact, Canadian-designed garment.","prettylittlething_tall_chiffon_pleated_draped_maxi_skirt_co_ord":"PrettyLittleThing's full-price listing of $85 CAD puts it $40 below the Contemporaine, but the PLT skirt comes with a colour-transfer warning and lacks any recycled or sustainability content; for an extra $40, the Contemporaine delivers a comparable silhouette with certified recycled polyester and a backed-by-Vision lower impact."},"entry_quotes":{"brooks_brothers_chiffon_plaid_mini_skirt":[{"url":"https://www.brooksbrothers.com/chiffon-plaid-skirt/WL00423.html","quote":"$158.99 $228.00"},{"url":"https://www.brooksbrothers.com/chiffon-plaid-skirt/WL00423.html","quote":"Shell: 100% Viscose; Lining: 100% Crepe Polyester"}],"chicwish_chiffon_mustard_pleated_maxi_skirt":[{"url":"https://www.chicwish.com/chiffon-mustard-pleated-maxi-skirt.html","quote":"$37.90"},{"url":"https://www.chicwish.com/chiffon-mustard-pleated-maxi-skirt.html","quote":"100% Polyester,lined"}],"prettylittlething_tall_chiffon_pleated_draped_maxi_skirt_co_ord":[{"url":"https://www.prettylittlething.ca/product/tall-chiffon-pleated-draped-maxi-skirt-co-ord_plt98535?colour=baby+blue","quote":"$59.50$85.00"},{"url":"https://www.prettylittlething.ca/product/tall-chiffon-pleated-draped-maxi-skirt-co-ord_plt98535?colour=baby+blue","quote":"note that due to the fabric, colour may transfer"}]},"entry_sources":{"brooks_brothers_chiffon_plaid_mini_skirt":["https://www.brooksbrothers.com/chiffon-plaid-skirt/WL00423.html"],"chicwish_chiffon_mustard_pleated_maxi_skirt":["https://www.chicwish.com/chiffon-mustard-pleated-maxi-skirt.html"],"prettylittlething_tall_chiffon_pleated_draped_maxi_skirt_co_ord":["https://www.prettylittlething.ca/product/tall-chiffon-pleated-draped-maxi-skirt-co-ord_plt98535?colour=baby+blue"]}}}},"handle":"nocturnal-plaid-pleated-chiffon-skirt-12709-231843","storefront_path":"/en/women-clothing/skirts/long/nocturnal-plaid-pleated-chiffon-skirt--12709-231843","storefront_url":"https://ai.simons.ca/en/women-clothing/skirts/long/nocturnal-plaid-pleated-chiffon-skirt--12709-231843"}}