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>I believe the future of fashion is high quality items being bought, resold, or rented. What kind of fabric that can withstand the stress of wearing, washing,

>I believe the future of fashion is high quality items being bought, resold, or rented. What kind of fabric that can withstand the stress of wearing, washing, drying and still be comfortable to wear and retain the look ? Sure rugged outdoors stuff or comfort clothes that you don't care about stretching out and discolouring. But stuff like sweaters, jeans, etc. doesn't seem to matter how much money I pay - I get a more comfy fabric and better production quality - but durability wise it's nowhere near close to the jump in price.

addicted 5y ago
What do you think the vintage fashion market is? Vintage clothing is more expensive than the fast fashion stuff you can buy for 2 reasons. The clothes are more durable (they've lasted at least 2-3 decades) and they are less cookie cutter.
- dmitriid 5y ago
  Yes, and they are unique one-off items that managed to survive out of millions items from the same eras/decades that didn't. That's why they are expensive.
Bayart 5y ago
>What kind of fabric that can withstand the stress of wearing, washing, drying and still be comfortable to wear and retain the look ? Whool, if you know how to care for it. Suits can easily last decades. Everything made out of cotton, including bespoke shirts, is by default more or less a consummable and doesn't really enter the range of long term/valuable fashion.
- reader_mode 5y ago
  I think suits last decades if you wear them occasionally - but I doubt you'll get daily use out of pants without wearing them out. And having to care for things (special washing etc.) isn't really practical for most things which is why I doubt we will get this shift in trends. Maybe if we get some new revolutionary fabrics. I wonder if there was an innovation where you'd get a comfy and super durable fabric but it costs 10x of regular clothes - would people go for it.
  - Bayart 5y ago
    There's plenty of fabric innovation going on. Not just in techwear (where you get your high end outdoors stuff), but also in more traditional fashion. Off the top of my head I've seen the Techmerino stuff from Zegna (which fits the bill of your super fabric, including the cost), the nylon/spandex hybrid Seagale uses (don't know who makes that), the technical wool/silk/polyurethane blends from VBC (they call that line Earth, Wind and Fire).
    - reader_mode 5y ago
      Thank you for this - I will look into it.

addicted 5y ago

What do you think the vintage fashion market is? Vintage clothing is more expensive than the fast fashion stuff you can buy for 2 reasons. The clothes are more durable (they've lasted at least 2-3 decades) and they are less cookie cutter.

dmitriid 5y ago
Yes, and they are unique one-off items that managed to survive out of millions items from the same eras/decades that didn't. That's why they are expensive.

Bayart 5y ago

>What kind of fabric that can withstand the stress of wearing, washing, drying and still be comfortable to wear and retain the look ? Whool, if you know how to care for it. Suits can easily last decades. Everything made out of cotton, including bespoke shirts, is by default more or less a consummable and doesn't really enter the range of long term/valuable fashion.

reader_mode 5y ago
I think suits last decades if you wear them occasionally - but I doubt you'll get daily use out of pants without wearing them out. And having to care for things (special washing etc.) isn't really practical for most things which is why I doubt we will get this shift in trends. Maybe if we get some new revolutionary fabrics. I wonder if there was an innovation where you'd get a comfy and super durable fabric but it costs 10x of regular clothes - would people go for it.
- Bayart 5y ago
  There's plenty of fabric innovation going on. Not just in techwear (where you get your high end outdoors stuff), but also in more traditional fashion. Off the top of my head I've seen the Techmerino stuff from Zegna (which fits the bill of your super fabric, including the cost), the nylon/spandex hybrid Seagale uses (don't know who makes that), the technical wool/silk/polyurethane blends from VBC (they call that line Earth, Wind and Fire).
  - reader_mode 5y ago
    Thank you for this - I will look into it.