I only really buy clothes as needed when I've lost them to wear, but what frustrates me is when that wear is seemingly just washing. Cotton polo shirts seem to shrink like anything; I'm only washing at 30 degC. Something about the looser weave? Cotton shirts last far longer, and I lose them to collar/cuff wear, not shrinkage. (I do actually have some a few collars and shirts which take detachable collars, before some…
Clothing shrinkage typically comes from the dryer, not the washer.
I don't tumble dry clothes though, so not in my case.
"The garment industry has a vested interest in ensuring that the rest of us think of clothing as disposable, or at least mutable. This is especially true of fast-fashion companies, but it's also true for luxury brands, even if they market their products with the promise that they'll last a lifetime." Responsible journalism. +1 Currently trying out some "guaranteed for life" hiking socks made in Vermont. No doubt some…
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I only really buy clothes as needed when I've lost them to wear, but what frustrates me is when that wear is seemingly just washing. Cotton polo shirts seem to shrink like anything; I'm only washing at 30 degC. Something about the looser weave? Cotton shirts last far longer, and I lose them to collar/cuff wear, not shrinkage. (I do actually have some a few collars and shirts which take detachable collars, before some…
My understanding is that detachable collars are that way to allow for starching (which is quite uncommon these days), as well as certain styles which are otherwise difficult to create. Many people wear shirts that have differently-colored collars for stylistic reasons, men's dress shirts like this are called 'banker's shirts', so I don't think this is socially taboo.
That's true, (not always but often yes - 'stiff collars' to distinguish) but it was also common to replace cuffs and collars (sewn ones) with the long 'tail' of the shirt. (Many modern shirts have not nearly so long a tail, if that's hard to imagine.) So whether motivational or not, they certainly serve that purpose too.
Clothes ripping by accident, food or drink spilling on them and staining them, and so on...
We should normalize stains on clothing. Visual cleanliness is overrated, as long as hygiene is sufficient.
All primates groom themselves to have straight, clean looking, glossy hair. Humans are not going to voluntarily wear clothing that shouts “I’m one of poor or autistic.” People who are much, much poorer than the average OECD inhabitant care greatly about their appearance.
Clothing shrinkage typically comes from the dryer, not the washer.
I find most of the wear e.g. collar wear also comes from the drier. Line drying seems to keep shirts in good condition much longer.
I only tumble dry towels & bedding, no shirts or any clothes. So I believe you're correct, but my description was of machine washed and air dried clothes.
If you RtFA, you would see that she considers resellers, and points out that most clothes that are fashionable- especially for women, who are always judged more harshly in this sort of situation- don't hold up to wear and washing very well. One of the categories is specifically described as "ultra-cheap items that obviously wouldn’t survive machine washing but that would cost more to dry-clean than they did to buy."…
My wife struggles with the social expectations on womens dress. She’s a geeky engineer at heart just like you and me. Shed happily cycle through the same few things but even as a scientist and health care provider not working in, say, marketing she gets judged hard on her clothes. It’s cost her promotions. It sucks and thank you for recognizing one of our subconscious privileges.
I'm sure i'll be downvoted for this, but I think that this was solved for men many generations ago with the implementation of the a uniform, uniform.
We're not in a time in history where this is considered an acceptable solution for women, as we (species) are all about expressing individuality.
> And at some later point, I have to dispose of them. I somewhat disagree. You do have to get your clothes, but what is about the disposing of perfectly fine clothes that's necessary? It's only because we have too many of them. Wear the clothes until they're worn. Use the rags.
None of my clothes are perfectly fine unless I've hardly ever worn them. The disposal of unworn clothes is probably a result of the fast fashion industry. But other than that clothes still get worn out and need to get replaced. I wish I could repair and recolor all my clothes to make them look decent again, but I just can't.