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Anonymous wrote:Love the casual xenophobia about Chinese-made goods. Some of my very best pieces were made in China, and you can get truly amazing fully custom items from Chinese seamstresses.

Yes, so very many widely available American brands are made by truly amazing fully custom items from Chinese seamstresses.

There’s no “casual xenophobia” about this. China provided dirt bag American businesses with the low-wage workers they wanted, same thing as in a dozen different countries. It’s not a knock on the workers that what they churn out is crap; it’s not like they can change out cheap fabric and no one’s going to miss their quota by carefully stitching seams the right way, especially when the people working in the sweatshops that make the fast fashion so that an American might commit the high crime of being off trend are not infrequently not free.

I don’t yet buy high quality clothes, at least not exclusively. When American businesses moved operations overseas to realize profits at the expense of the American worker, high quality clothes largely left American shores. Yeah, yeah, yeah you can find some, if you look. But I remember when even Target sold solid, American-made clothes that held up for ages. It didn’t used to be a hunt.

Actually, yes, they are. The logo says "Made in Italy" and it's a lie. The only thing done in Italy is sewing in the tag. But the quality is excellent.

Anonymous wrote:Love the casual xenophobia about Chinese-made goods. Some of my very best pieces were made in China, and you can get truly amazing fully custom items from Chinese seamstresses.

Yes, so very many widely available American brands are made by truly amazing fully custom items from Chinese seamstresses.

There’s no “casual xenophobia” about this. China provided dirt bag American businesses with the low-wage workers they wanted, same thing as in a dozen different countries. It’s not a knock on the workers that what they churn out is crap; it’s not like they can change out cheap fabric and no one’s going to miss their quota by carefully stitching seams the right way, especially when the people working in the sweatshops that make the fast fashion so that an American might commit the high crime of being off trend are not infrequently not free.

I don’t yet buy high quality clothes, at least not exclusively. When American businesses moved operations overseas to realize profits at the expense of the American worker, high quality clothes largely left American shores. Yeah, yeah, yeah you can find some, if you look. But I remember when even Target sold solid, American-made clothes that held up for ages. It didn’t used to be a hunt.

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Anonymous wrote:PSA, if it’s not organic cotton, it’s full of flame retardants and pollution and plastic.

This has nothing to do with the organic label. You have been scammed and yet you’re so sure of yourself!

I said nothing about the label.

You think you can suss out organic cotton by smell? Of course you read it on the label.

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Anonymous wrote:I avoid any synthetics. For example right now I’m wearing a Boden sweater that’s a cotton-linen blend.

But it’s not like you can just buy high end brands. I have to read the labels of every single thing I buy. It’s annoying.

Really? Is Boden regarded as 'high quality' in America still? In the UK, their quality has plummeted in recent years and I am sure the stock is the same. Their knits are so thin now and dresses and shirts immediately look worn and tired after one wash. I have some Boden pieces from ten years ago that are much higher quality. I suppose Americans will buy and worship anything they perceive as European or British, but the recent Boden offerings are laughable.

Lol. Yes, people positively swoon for British fashion. Food too.

Anonymous wrote:High quality clothing is couture. Everything else is mass produced crap.

That’s not true. Some of it is mass produced excellence.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I avoid any synthetics. For example right now I’m wearing a Boden sweater that’s a cotton-linen blend.

But it’s not like you can just buy high end brands. I have to read the labels of every single thing I buy. It’s annoying.

Really? Is Boden regarded as 'high quality' in America still? In the UK, their quality has plummeted in recent years and I am sure the stock is the same. Their knits are so thin now and dresses and shirts immediately look worn and tired after one wash. I have some Boden pieces from ten years ago that are much higher quality. I suppose Americans will buy and worship anything they perceive as European or British, but the recent Boden offerings are laughable.

You sound like a pretentious ass.

NP. Well in her defense, she’s British.

High quality clothing is couture. Everything else is mass produced crap.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I avoid any synthetics. For example right now I’m wearing a Boden sweater that’s a cotton-linen blend.

But it’s not like you can just buy high end brands. I have to read the labels of every single thing I buy. It’s annoying.

Really? Is Boden regarded as 'high quality' in America still? In the UK, their quality has plummeted in recent years and I am sure the stock is the same. Their knits are so thin now and dresses and shirts immediately look worn and tired after one wash. I have some Boden pieces from ten years ago that are much higher quality. I suppose Americans will buy and worship anything they perceive as European or British, but the recent Boden offerings are laughable.

You sound like a pretentious ass.

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Anonymous wrote:PSA, if it’s not organic cotton, it’s full of flame retardants and pollution and plastic.

This has nothing to do with the organic label. You have been scammed and yet you’re so sure of yourself!

I said nothing about the label.

Anonymous wrote:PSA, if it’s not organic cotton, it’s full of flame retardants and pollution and plastic.

This has nothing to do with the organic label. You have been scammed and yet you’re so sure of yourself!

Oh yeah and my $50 t shirts from Universal Standard that are so lovely and come out of the dryer looking new for ages and ages.

To me, high quality means the clothing functions really well, for whatever function it is designed. Most of my day to day that means I need it to go in the washer if not the dryer. I would also put my nice wool coat in this category (looks nice/professional and keeps me warm), my wellies, my La canadienne boots, and my stretch ponte pants that wash and wear forever, look professional, and are comfy on planes.

Love the casual xenophobia about Chinese-made goods. Some of my very best pieces were made in China, and you can get truly amazing fully custom items from Chinese seamstresses.

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Anonymous wrote:I avoid any synthetics. For example right now I’m wearing a Boden sweater that’s a cotton-linen blend.

But it’s not like you can just buy high end brands. I have to read the labels of every single thing I buy. It’s annoying.

Really? Is Boden regarded as 'high quality' in America still? In the UK, their quality has plummeted in recent years and I am sure the stock is the same. Their knits are so thin now and dresses and shirts immediately look worn and tired after one wash. I have some Boden pieces from ten years ago that are much higher quality. I suppose Americans will buy and worship anything they perceive as European or British, but the recent Boden offerings are laughable.

I never said when I bought my sweater but you didn't let that stop you from launching into an anti-American hatefest, and why would I ruin your fun?

Anonymous wrote:PSA, if it’s not organic cotton, it’s full of flame retardants and pollution and plastic.

PSA they can coat the organic cotton - which only addresses how it is grown and nothing else - with as many flame retardants and plasticizers as they want. They don’t tell us.