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Post 11/04/2021 23:38     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
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Anonymous wrote:I don't think high quality clothes exist any longer - at any price point. Unless you have a gown made for you for the red carpet.


You're so right... fast fashion is literally killing this planet.

There's a beach in Africa called "Dead white man's clothes" because there's now clothes than sand on that beach... and it all comes from America -- all of our feel good donations.


Wow just googled this. Eye opening and tragic. Anyone who mindlessly buys and donates every few year is complicit in this evil.


+1. Now I don't feel so bad about hoarding my clothes and rarely donating.... but also this makes me want to think more carefully before buying more...
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 20:23     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
Anonymous wrote:They mean expensive. Almost nothing is high quality anymore. My husbands family owned a garment factory in the 80s. He said even then, they would make the same shirt, but half would get a Liz Claiborne or Jaclyn Smith label and half the label for K-Mart. The Liz Claiborne was the same exact shirt but 3x more expensive.

I do think there’s a big difference in like, plastic boots from Target and real leather boots. But mass produced clothing most of us have access to- nah.


This is true. I worked for a sweater manufacturer in early 90s. We created the same garments and just put different labels. We also changed size labels to fill orders. Mediums to smalls, large to medium.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 20:15     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
Anonymous wrote:I don't think high quality clothes exist any longer - at any price point. Unless you have a gown made for you for the red carpet.


This.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 20:10     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
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Anonymous wrote:High quality clothing is couture. Everything else is mass produced crap.


This is silly, couture is about extravagance, complete disregard for how much fabric is cut, how much trim is used, how much hand labor goes into surface embellishment. These are not garments where you get value per wear, some are extremely delicate. OTOH, there are high end ready-to-wear brands that balance cut, quality materials/construction, and manage every detail of their factories--that's the sweet spot.


What are those brands?


E.g. Dries van Noten, independent company for thirty some years, they manage every aspect of their supply chain and production, no scrimping. Also beautiful designs and cuts. Plenty of other small designers do the same, most would cite DVN as a model. Tiptop quality, but not couture, or aspirating to be.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 19:09     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
High quality in our house means avoiding clothes from Kohl's and Old Navy, basically.

I find the clothes from those two places wear out so quickly and look junky after a few washes.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 19:02     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
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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.


ITA, I am still wearing some suits and a cashmere winter coat I had custom made in China 10 years ago. All the back room bags I bought there are still going strong, too.


Look, not all clothing out of China is poorly made, but it can't be denied that a glut of fast fashion comes from China. All those terrible brands on Amazon <shudder>.


I’ve had no problem with the random brands on Amazon. In fact the quality has been comparable to American brands but cheaper. My random Chinese Amazon puffer jacket is just as good as a north face one. They’re probably from the same factory. I have done great with kids clothes too.


That shit is made in sweatshops, you know. That’s why it’s so cheap.


Please enlighten me, where can I buy non-sweatshop puffer jackets?


Moncler.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 18:44     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
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.


It's not xenophobic to call out the slavery and absolutely horrific conditions the Chinese people are subjected to, you clown. Stop turning a blind eye and get some empathy.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 18:43     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
Anonymous wrote:I don't think high quality clothes exist any longer - at any price point. Unless you have a gown made for you for the red carpet.


I would agree. I'm amazed at how cheap the items are that I've gotten from nice brands like Reformation. The quality truly has plummeted lately.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 18:38     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
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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.


ITA, I am still wearing some suits and a cashmere winter coat I had custom made in China 10 years ago. All the back room bags I bought there are still going strong, too.


Look, not all clothing out of China is poorly made, but it can't be denied that a glut of fast fashion comes from China. All those terrible brands on Amazon <shudder>.


I’ve had no problem with the random brands on Amazon. In fact the quality has been comparable to American brands but cheaper. My random Chinese Amazon puffer jacket is just as good as a north face one. They’re probably from the same factory. I have done great with kids clothes too.


That shit is made in sweatshops, you know. That’s why it’s so cheap.


Please enlighten me, where can I buy non-sweatshop puffer jackets?
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 17:10     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


ITA, I am still wearing some suits and a cashmere winter coat I had custom made in China 10 years ago. All the back room bags I bought there are still going strong, too.


Look, not all clothing out of China is poorly made, but it can't be denied that a glut of fast fashion comes from China. All those terrible brands on Amazon <shudder>.


I’ve had no problem with the random brands on Amazon. In fact the quality has been comparable to American brands but cheaper. My random Chinese Amazon puffer jacket is just as good as a north face one. They’re probably from the same factory. I have done great with kids clothes too.


That shit is made in sweatshops, you know. That’s why it’s so cheap.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 13:55     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
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Anonymous wrote:High quality clothing is couture. Everything else is mass produced crap.


This is silly, couture is about extravagance, complete disregard for how much fabric is cut, how much trim is used, how much hand labor goes into surface embellishment. These are not garments where you get value per wear, some are extremely delicate. OTOH, there are high end ready-to-wear brands that balance cut, quality materials/construction, and manage every detail of their factories--that's the sweet spot.


What are those brands?
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 13:46     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
Anonymous wrote:
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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.


ITA, I am still wearing some suits and a cashmere winter coat I had custom made in China 10 years ago. All the back room bags I bought there are still going strong, too.


Look, not all clothing out of China is poorly made, but it can't be denied that a glut of fast fashion comes from China. All those terrible brands on Amazon <shudder>.


I’ve had no problem with the random brands on Amazon. In fact the quality has been comparable to American brands but cheaper. My random Chinese Amazon puffer jacket is just as good as a north face one. They’re probably from the same factory. I have done great with kids clothes too.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 13:19     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
Anonymous wrote:High quality clothing is couture. Everything else is mass produced crap.


This is silly, couture is about extravagance, complete disregard for how much fabric is cut, how much trim is used, how much hand labor goes into surface embellishment. These are not garments where you get value per wear, some are extremely delicate. OTOH, there are high end ready-to-wear brands that balance cut, quality materials/construction, and manage every detail of their factories--that's the sweet spot.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 11:58     Subject: Re:“I buy high quality clothes”
Funny, I just ordered 5 dresses from Boden and loved and kept all!
I love the fact that they do long sizes in dresses. Life saver.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2021 09:16     Subject: “I buy high quality clothes”
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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.


ITA, I am still wearing some suits and a cashmere winter coat I had custom made in China 10 years ago. All the back room bags I bought there are still going strong, too.


Look, not all clothing out of China is poorly made, but it can't be denied that a glut of fast fashion comes from China. All those terrible brands on Amazon <shudder>.