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human
ELI5: What about "dry clean only" clothes makes them dry clean only?

And what's the danger of washing them in a traditional manner?
gpt
It's the best way to take care of a garment. Synthetic fibers such as poly, rayon, silk (most silk is synthetic) can get damaged and lose color. I've seen nice bright colored synthetic fiber blouses significantly lose color and texture after just one wet wash.


tldr; to prevent color and texture loss.