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$.02: - American Giant is pretty good for their pullover hoodies. They'll wear out at the cuffs first, but I've kept a single hoody in use for like five years
by helterskelter 9mo ago
$.02:
- American Giant is pretty good for their pullover hoodies. They'll wear out at the cuffs first, but I've kept a single hoody in use for like five years with some repair stitching.
- Standard Issue makes good waffle knit shirts. They'll last a few years depending on how often you wash them.
- Duluth Trading makes some good cotton shirts and boxers. Quality has declined slightly, but they're the best plain cotton shirts and boxers I've found so far.
- Big John makes denim jeans on old Levi looms. They even use cotton stitching.
- Carhartt makes some okay dressy dungarees. Their work pants are worthless these days though (in my experience). They've been pivoting to lifestyle for a few years now.
- Filson in my opinion has declined, but they're still pretty good. The socks are great, but they're overpriced.
(Only posting this because I've struggled finding decent clothes myself and it's hard to tell what's good when you're shopping online)
- Loughla 9mo agoDarn tough for socks and Brunt for hoodies, I would add to this list. I'm hard on clothes and they survive me.
- banku_brougham 9mo agodarn tough live up to the name. pendelton wool socks, icebreaker, smart wool all burnt out pretty fast.
- lemoncucumber 9mo agoThey also have a lifetime warranty which is great. With enough use their socks still eventually wear out, but you can get a new pair for free.
- 0_____0 9mo agoI am stunned by DT's longevity. I'm finally starting to wear thin the back of the ankle/heel from shoe friction in one set, after about 6 years, with a total of about 8pr socks in rotation. Including about 15,000mi of use cycling.
- boc 9mo agoFarm 2 Feet is my favorite for socks!
- irishcoffee 9mo ago> Carhartt makes some okay dressy dungarees. Their work pants are worthless these days though (in my experience). They've been pivoting to lifestyle for a few years now. Carhartt are the most durable clothes I own. Whatever Levi’s did, their jeans went from lasting years to literal months before they would rip. Had the same 3 pairs of Carhartt work pants for half a decade with no end in sight. Maybe something changed between 2020 and 2025, shrug
- nwallin 9mo ago> Maybe something changed between 2020 and 2025, shrug It's my understanding that this is the case. I could be wrong; I hope to be.
- stratosmacker 9mo agoI can’t believe I’m chiming in on HN about work pants… The B01 are the only pants still Union made in the USA. AFAIK they still are durable as hell, I’m wearing them now. The rest (mostly stretchy but some normal ‘washed’ duck) are imported and the quality is traded for fashion/lifestyle
- jerlam 9mo agoThe Levis's brand doesn't mean much anymore. They sell the same style (model number) of jeans at completely different price points for different stores at varying levels of quality. You can buy Levi's at $30 at Walmart, $40 at Costco, $80 at a Levi's store, or $100 at Nordstrom. How Levi's Sells the Same Jeans at Different Prices | Levi's 505 Teardown | Industry Secrets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPdGhZHT7JU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPdGhZHT7JU
- helterskelter 9mo agoI used to swear by them but I ordered like half a dozen pairs of their standard double fronted work dungs and they fell apart in the washer after 2-3 cycles. This was 2022-2023. It was weird, seams weren't stitched properly, the fabric was lighter, etc. I saw comments on their site which shared my experience. I think this around the time they shifted production outside the USA (memory is hazy). If you see a "helmets to hardhats" decal on the inside of your pants on the pocket lining, they're US production. I've switched to Bailey's "Wild Ass" brand of denim work pants for my physical laboring needs, but you have to wear them with logging suspenders.