Why does cotton clothing look old after it's been washed many times?

It makes sense, really. If you ran a person through a washing machine a couple dozen times, they’d start looking a little worn out, too.

You could start using the more delicate setting on the washer , and not tumble dry even then you will still get bubbling of material .
Lots of things claim to stop this non really work , you can cut the fuzzy layer with a special hand tool .
This but you are taking the fluff off so it will still damage the clothing.
The layer you speak of is the material your clothes is made from .

I think with the color. It’s because the dye is slowly washing out little by little each time you wash it. As for the fuzzy layer, I’d assume it’s the cotton fibers almost shedding or coming apart. I can’t really think to explain why it does that right now, but I know that happens when I apply friction to my jeans.

Like sandystrachan said delicate settings and very careful drying will help a little. Also I’ve heard washing in cold water helps, but I can’t say for sure. If it’s a shirt you couldn’t live without I would suggest hand washing and line drying or something along those lines.

Hope some of that helped :)

You could hand wash the garment , i think the fluff has something to do with the friction and movement caused due to the drum rubbing against the clothes .

You could use handwash setting or the fast wash setting , i find using the fast wash it doesn’t cause as much fluffing of the material so fast .