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> The 2000$ jacket is not wierd. It is weird. There has never been a time in the history of man where paying the equivalent of 2000 in 2019 dollars for a singl
by bart_spoon 7y ago
> The 2000$ jacket is not wierd.
It is weird. There has never been a time in the history of man where paying the equivalent of 2000 in 2019 dollars for a single jacket is normal, outside of the most elite members of society. Yes, "fast fashion" is at the other extreme, but there is a huge gulf between the cheap, low quality $50 jackets and the absurdly priced $2000 jackets.
- omnimus 7y agoFrom what iknow it was true forever before mid 19th century when mass industralization started. Before that time every garment required fitting and people had very few of them because they were very expensive. They were used often times for decades thanks to care and repairs.