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How quickly do they seem to wear down? I'm wearing a 15yo t-shirt as I speak and it's in great shape. I have several in closet that are 20yo. I don't take any

How quickly do they seem to wear down? I'm wearing a 15yo t-shirt as I speak and it's in great shape. I have several in closet that are 20yo. I don't take any particular care other than always washing on cold and using low temperature drier. My polo shirts depending on material do seem to wear down, on the collar in particular. They seem to be from different material than most t shirts.

Foobar8568 5y ago
All my uniqlo t-shirts are falling aparts within 3 years. Other brands aren't much better..
sumtechguy 5y ago
That could be a bit of survivorship bias too. I too have cloths that are 20+ years old. But other stuff from the same era is long gone too. For me it is one of two things the stitching just comes undone and ends up tearing the fabric. Or the fabric is just threadbare. I do have to agree though with the quality. It has really dipped in the past 10 or so years I would say. Especially in things I used to consider durable, like jeans. I recently bought a shirt about 3 years ago, elbows blown out stitching coming undone. Not low end cost stuff either...
- UnFleshedOne 5y ago
  Kids these days are buying jeans with holes in them already. They don't even have a decency to get them worn down personally...
  - sumtechguy 5y ago
    Think holes in jeans has been a thing for awhile :) Pretty sure we we had them when I was a kid and that was a decent time back... There is a difference though for making holes. If I just whip out a pair of scissors and go to town that hole will get larger and larger until the garment is unusable. I usually get the same if I get them naturally. But holes that are put in at the factory they seem to put some thought into it and they last a decent amount of time and do not grow as badly. Have not dug to much into it because I prefer it without so I have not looked into how to DIY.

Foobar8568 5y ago

All my uniqlo t-shirts are falling aparts within 3 years. Other brands aren't much better..

sumtechguy 5y ago

That could be a bit of survivorship bias too. I too have cloths that are 20+ years old. But other stuff from the same era is long gone too. For me it is one of two things the stitching just comes undone and ends up tearing the fabric. Or the fabric is just threadbare. I do have to agree though with the quality. It has really dipped in the past 10 or so years I would say. Especially in things I used to consider durable, like jeans. I recently bought a shirt about 3 years ago, elbows blown out stitching coming undone. Not low end cost stuff either...

UnFleshedOne 5y ago
Kids these days are buying jeans with holes in them already. They don't even have a decency to get them worn down personally...
- sumtechguy 5y ago
  Think holes in jeans has been a thing for awhile :) Pretty sure we we had them when I was a kid and that was a decent time back... There is a difference though for making holes. If I just whip out a pair of scissors and go to town that hole will get larger and larger until the garment is unusable. I usually get the same if I get them naturally. But holes that are put in at the factory they seem to put some thought into it and they last a decent amount of time and do not grow as badly. Have not dug to much into it because I prefer it without so I have not looked into how to DIY.