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The quality of clothing has gone downhill over the years. Both the fabric and the stitching. They just fall apart faster.

by pkaye 7y ago

etagobla 7y ago
At least it creates jobs for the younger generation.
helpPeople 7y ago
I'm not sure I can agree. I'll give a few examples. "Free clothing" quality has gone up and become more fitted. Instead of 1 gender neutral size, clothes are by gender, and fabric softer. Stitching seems unchanged. I've had to purchase these for groups. High quality clothing has more accents. Quality of fabric is secondary to aesthetics.
- pkaye 7y ago
  So where is a good place to buy good quality T-shirts for men?
  - helpPeople 7y ago
    I make my own clothes so I haven't been going to retail stores. Try a few places, if they feel good, they are likely good quality.
petre 7y ago
It's called planned obsolescence. The plan is to be obsolete by next season, so four to six months. Although I wouldn't count on H&M clothing to last ten washing cycles.
- drdrey 7y ago
  Is it planned obsolescence or just competing on price? If you try to make something as cheap as possible, you're not optimizing for durability
  - petre 7y ago
    I think it's both. Some brands are marketing crappy disposable clothes (like H&M), other more conservative brands like Adidas for instance, are marketing some longer lasting clothing that one could use for more than one season. Actually the H&M Group has a more "exclusive" brand called COS which is about the same quality as Zara only more expensive - similar average quality synthetic materials but arguably better designs. The funny thing is that under a single company one could have it both ways. Look at Inditex, they're the best example. They include the Pull & Bear, Zara and Massimo Dutti brands under one umbrella company. While one markets disposables, the other markets upscale clothing that can last several seasons and there's also the in-between brand that markets clothes that last aproximately for one season. I guess there are buyers for all of these, depending on age/gender/income demographic.

The quality of clothing has gone downhill over the years. Both the fabric and the stitching. They just fall apart faster.

by pkaye 7y ago

The quality of clothing has gone downhill over the years. Both the fabric and the stitching. They just fall apart faster.

etagobla 7y ago

At least it creates jobs for the younger generation.

helpPeople 7y ago

I'm not sure I can agree. I'll give a few examples. "Free clothing" quality has gone up and become more fitted. Instead of 1 gender neutral size, clothes are by gender, and fabric softer. Stitching seems unchanged. I've had to purchase these for groups. High quality clothing has more accents. Quality of fabric is secondary to aesthetics.

pkaye 7y ago
So where is a good place to buy good quality T-shirts for men?
- helpPeople 7y ago
  I make my own clothes so I haven't been going to retail stores. Try a few places, if they feel good, they are likely good quality.

petre 7y ago

It's called planned obsolescence. The plan is to be obsolete by next season, so four to six months. Although I wouldn't count on H&M clothing to last ten washing cycles.

drdrey 7y ago
Is it planned obsolescence or just competing on price? If you try to make something as cheap as possible, you're not optimizing for durability
- petre 7y ago
  I think it's both. Some brands are marketing crappy disposable clothes (like H&M), other more conservative brands like Adidas for instance, are marketing some longer lasting clothing that one could use for more than one season. Actually the H&M Group has a more "exclusive" brand called COS which is about the same quality as Zara only more expensive - similar average quality synthetic materials but arguably better designs. The funny thing is that under a single company one could have it both ways. Look at Inditex, they're the best example. They include the Pull & Bear, Zara and Massimo Dutti brands under one umbrella company. While one markets disposables, the other markets upscale clothing that can last several seasons and there's also the in-between brand that markets clothes that last aproximately for one season. I guess there are buyers for all of these, depending on age/gender/income demographic.