People who haven't bought clothes for a decade

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 7:40 PM UTC

falcolas wrote: post #61

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Leather and denim are probably your best bet. Higher quality leather jackets can last for 10-20 years if you take care of them. Personally I recommend Schott in NYC. A bit pricey but my jacket still looks great 5 years later. I imagine it will be wearable for at least another decade. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schott_NYC

Denim, specifically jeans, is getting ridiculously thin. I used to be able to count on jeans lasting well over 5 years, but now they’ll wear holes (particularly around seams or pockets) in a year, tops. And these are Carhart branded work jeans; not exactly a brand I associate with low quality clothing.

Post by jniedrauer » Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 8:32 PM UTC

Marsymars wrote: post #96

jniedrauer wrote: post #41

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> and that is about how long I hold onto my running shoes I'm lucky if road running shoes last me 4 months. I wonder if you might be running on worn out running shoes..

Different poster, but I run with minimalist shoes, so there's really no concept of "worn out" - there's no cushioning to wear out, so the shoes are essentially good until there's an actual hole through the sole.

Post by nicehat » Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 8:46 PM UTC

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spodek wrote: post #33

A guest on my podcast -- Lorna Davis, the key leader behind the largest B Corp to date, Danone USA, and a c-suite executive from Danone and other multinationals -- committed not to buy clothes for a year. Within a few weeks she started getting rid of clothes she didn't wear and even relationships that were distracting her from more meaningful ones. Within months she was sending me contacts of other high-powered execu…

For women: it may be worth your while checking out Project333. I have searched for a respective project for men, but haven't found something similar/worthy. When I finished listening to the Minimalists podcast (first 120 episodes) for the second time I was already immersed in minimalism. I donated 90% of my clothes, I now have 5 t-shirts, 4 sweaters, 2 jeans, 10 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of shoes, and some snow/skiing…

Post by Marsymars » Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 9:09 PM UTC

jniedrauer wrote: post #113

Marsymars wrote: post #96

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Different poster, but I run with minimalist shoes, so there's really no concept of "worn out" - there's no cushioning to wear out, so the shoes are essentially good until there's an actual hole through the sole.

I've heard that the Vibram shoes wear out really fast, as in, they get actual holes in them. The minimalist thing never really made sense to me though, so I can't speak from experience. At least with maximalist shoes, you can still use them with worn out midsoles.

Post by Marsymars » Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 9:15 PM UTC

bluntfang wrote: post #57

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LL Bean used to have a "lifetime" guarantee but like others (e.g. REI) have backed off considerably. I'm not sure how much of that is because quality has in fact decreased as so many of these brands have shifted manufacturing to the Far East--and how much is because people in general are probably more willing to abuse things like return policies. I suspect it's a bit of each.

>people in general are probably more willing to abuse things like return policies. Citation please? This seems like the Welfare Queen argument that has been disproved.