Oy, so I had issues with garments moving to a much hotter climate last summer. I wore the new carinessa II bottoms and I kept getting raw itchy skin near my groin. I assumed it was the fabric. Changed completely to cotton and I had to special order my sizes because tall and thin lengths are only made in the carinessa fabric (esp. for the mid-calf length which are awesome in winter now that I have them in a tall length).
I thought I had jock-itch and had a really hard time getting rid of it. It turns out it's just sensitive skin or maybe eczema caused by irritation and exacerbated by sweat. I love my new cotton bottoms (that actually fit) but occasionally I still prefer carinessa fabric and, after clearing up my rash, I started wearing them on occasion. My sensitive skin gets insanely itchy. I studied the garments closer and I figured it out. The seam or juncture between the cotton gusset and the upper leg is extremely abrasive on the inside. If you have a new pair of carinessa bottoms rub your finger across it. I'd rate it between the roughness of velcro and fine grit sand paper. My husband agrees it is rough. If I wear them inside-out I have no problems (although the marking is on the wrong knee). I had no problem with the old style carinessa (although if I wore them under synthetic clothing I'd sweat too much). Now I'm considering having them make me special order garments with the seams reversed... It's such a pain. I have so many pairs of garments that I don't wear. I like the mesh garments too but they get really itchy for me on the seams too.
Has anyone else noticed this? Maybe they've changed them since the last time I purchased carinessa (that would be nice).
