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I've seen services that "clone" your favorite jeans. But it's incredibly expensive to make one-off jeans. The last time I bought jeans I picked up 7 identically

I've seen services that "clone" your favorite jeans. But it's incredibly expensive to make one-off jeans. The last time I bought jeans I picked up 7 identically-cut pairs at once in a few different washes and colors, for exactly the reason you describe. I've done the same with shirts (even in the same color, just to get double the longevity for that particular style). What would be more helpful would be true measurements for each piece. For example, very few pants list the leg opening measurement, which is a crucial sizing clue.

JimboOmega 7y ago
I rather strongly try to avoid doing that sort of thing. I have a habit of having an outfit that works very well for some specific context and buying something similar to it repeatedly. But outside of things I wear to work every day, I don't really need that many context-specific outfits. I don't need 7 dresses that are perfect for summer weddings (even if they're cute). I don't need 7 things to wear to the holiday party. I don't need 7 outfits to wear to the gym - even if they're sometimes athleisure. Quite often I very directly say to myself, "no, I can't get this, I already have it" - even if the thing I have is its functional equivalent, and not a duplicate. There's no value to having two perfect things to wear to the same event. There are a tiny handful of mainstays I'd be happy with 20 perfect copies of (socks, mainly). Otherwise I'm trying to match the context and venue, and assuming that is unforeseen, I need a diverse closet to match. To take your example, why not just get 2 or 3 and run them into the ground? I feel like even worn every other day jeans should last several years... and how many venues do you really wear jeans to?