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> High end selvedge jeans might run a couple hundred bucks, but they will last a decade. Is there any data supporting this? Because while I think this is our i
by BossingAround 6y ago
> High end selvedge jeans might run a couple hundred bucks, but they will last a decade.
Is there any data supporting this? Because while I think this is our intuition, i.e. "it's expensive therefore it's better quality," I wonder if there's any way we could verify this other than anecdotal evidence.
- teruakohatu 6y agoYou see the British aristocracy wearing 30+ year old shoes that look as good or better than they did when they were new. I think it is common sense that emissions are far lower for extreme-luxury clothing that can be repaired and is timeless verses disposable clothing that last one or two years.
- BossingAround 6y agoWe're not talking extreme-luxury clothing here though. We're talking Ralph Lauren vs H&M, or something similar. What the British aristocracy wears is probably hand-made stuff by world-class artisans. What Ralph Lauren makes is mass produced in either Europe or China, so it's a much closer comparison to H&M (not to mention still within the reach of an average person in a rich country)
- ValentineC 6y agoI'm not sure if jeans that are torn/blown out can be seamlessly mended the way shoes can be.