For winter clothing part of the issue may be laminated, glued or otherwise bonded clothing and the tapes used to help seal the seams. I have seen multiple frien

For winter clothing part of the issue may be laminated, glued or otherwise bonded clothing and the tapes used to help seal the seams. I have seen multiple friends with jackets where the seam seal tape fails and they suddenly allow lots of water inside. I try to mend pants but I have evidently strange shaped legs because I wear the crotch out consistently. Some pants have fabric that doesn't stand up well to attempts to patch it. And I know from girlfriends who buy more clothing that some of the cheaper clothes just break down faster. They aren't built to be durable. Some higher end baselayers for winter are also not very durable, the priorities seem to be performance and weight, not durability or the ability to be repaired.