It's really quite depressing and infuriating. I'm finally financially in a good spot to afford better quality clothes. I want to buy something that'll last me years and years. I don't like to participate in fast fashion. So I looked up which brands people recommended. Turns out everyone's in agreement that even the expensive stuff from previously well respected brands is now overpriced crap that falls apart within a year.

I've got clothes from 20 years ago, some even much older from my mom that holds up better than things I bought a year ago. I hate it, fuck late stage capitalism.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I always buy secondhand these days for this reason unless it’s from a brand that still has its reputation in tact.

[–] user_name@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Absolutely. I’m admittedly a bit of a clothes horse and it really used to be that, within reason, there were brand names that used to be a reasonable proxy for quality. But now I’m looking at shirts from the same place I bought them from years ago and the fabric is thin to the point where it’s actually sheer.