I’ve started throwing out socks I bought 4-5 months ago for developing holes. Same brand I’ve been buying for 15+ years and used to be able to go 18-24 months before needing replacements.
Contemporary fascism can’t even make the proverbial trains run on time.
It’s really quite depressing and infuriating. I’m finally financially in a good spot to afford better quality clothes. I want to buy something that’ll last me years and years. I don’t like to participate in fast fashion. So I looked up which brands people recommended. Turns out everyone’s in agreement that even the expensive stuff from previously well respected brands is now overpriced crap that falls apart within a year.
I’ve got clothes from 20 years ago, some even much older from my mom that holds up better than things I bought a year ago. I hate it, fuck late stage capitalism.
Absolutely. I’m admittedly a bit of a clothes horse and it really used to be that, within reason, there were brand names that used to be a reasonable proxy for quality. But now I’m looking at shirts from the same place I bought them from years ago and the fabric is thin to the point where it’s actually sheer.
I’ve started throwing out socks I bought 4-5 months ago for developing holes. Same brand I’ve been buying for 15+ years and used to be able to go 18-24 months before needing replacements.
Contemporary fascism can’t even make the proverbial trains run on time.
Socks are built to lowest cost. If you want good socks, get wool or cotton from a small company
It’s really quite depressing and infuriating. I’m finally financially in a good spot to afford better quality clothes. I want to buy something that’ll last me years and years. I don’t like to participate in fast fashion. So I looked up which brands people recommended. Turns out everyone’s in agreement that even the expensive stuff from previously well respected brands is now overpriced crap that falls apart within a year.
I’ve got clothes from 20 years ago, some even much older from my mom that holds up better than things I bought a year ago. I hate it, fuck late stage capitalism.
Absolutely. I’m admittedly a bit of a clothes horse and it really used to be that, within reason, there were brand names that used to be a reasonable proxy for quality. But now I’m looking at shirts from the same place I bought them from years ago and the fabric is thin to the point where it’s actually sheer.