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This worked for me right up till I had kids. Now, with daily spillage, I'm washing the darned things to death.
Tip: Wash in cold water on the lowest-impact cycle, hang up to dry. Of course I don't know your materials, washer, etc., but for me, everything comes clean with (what seems like) very little impact on the clothing.
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I hope it isn’t the way forward - little bits of it come off when washing and drying. Micro plastic galore.
This problem can be pretty easily solved with finer washing machine filters and/or guppyfriend bags.
ah, marketing speech: this is a semi-synthetic material, like we've had for decades.
Better to recycle old jeans than throwing them away, but it's not the same kind of recycling as glass.
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This problem can be pretty easily solved with finer washing machine filters and/or guppyfriend bags.
Sort of, burying that waste is better but far from perfect.
The oldest pair he made for me is from 2014. It looks like new still.
I pay between 80–150€ per pair depending on fabric price and gimmicks I ask for (e.g. pockets under the waist belt, extra coin pockets, etc.).
One thing I always do is have him add a hem from some high endurance material (>50k Martindale or the like) at the inseam.
This is where most jeans come apart and start looking like they shouldn't be worn anymore as this is the area that rubs against the shoes or ground and gets exposed to the elements most.
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Tip: Wash in cold water on the lowest-impact cycle, hang up to dry. Of course I don't know your materials, washer, etc., but for me, everything comes clean with (what seems like) very little impact on the clothing.
I’ll try the hang-drying; appreciate it. Cold water def helps. There’s not much I can do about the frequency, alas.
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Why does the free market and comfortable clothing options make you furious?
For me it's because good quality clothing has become prohibitively expensive. The market has polarized into cheap low quality clothing and ultra expensive high end clothing.
In my experience, good quality clothing can be found near unfathomably cheap (in the U.S. atleast) at estate sales in/around historically middle-upper class neighborhoods of cities. Or rich zip codes in general.
It’s even better if you’re a bit smaller than average or in good physical shape - you can simply buy larger articles made of quality materials & self-tailor or pay a bit to have them fitted to your body.
You may miss some small QoL improvements & gimmicks modern day clothing can have, like recessed pockets with near invisible zippers or tucked away phone holders, but those can also be added by anybody who’s decent at handiwork.
Building your own wardrobe is fairly easy this way IMO - I don’t think I could say the same for supplying an entire family though.
One thing sustainability, fashion and denim: we could start by not artificially preusing it. Also: is it me or about 20 years ago a pair of jeans lasted way longer than they currently do? Maybe thinner materials were introduced for softness?
True denim is deeply uncomfortable when it's brand new. Anybody 50 or older will remember having to break in stiff pants that left blue marks on your thighs. Pre-washed jeans are a lot more comfortable on the first day. These days jeans always include at least some stretchy fibers. And I get the impression that many aren't even really broken in; the color patterns are woven into them to mimic that look. Now, literall…
Definitely not so. A basic pair of Kirkland 14.5oz denim jeans from Costco ($13.99!) are still 100% cotton. Dad jeans though they may be, they are my favorite jeans nowadays. For one, they still include enough belt loops, something that many other manufacturers (cough Levi cough) have been skimping on.
One thing sustainability, fashion and denim: we could start by not artificially preusing it. Also: is it me or about 20 years ago a pair of jeans lasted way longer than they currently do? Maybe thinner materials were introduced for softness?
Most are dramatically thinner and more comfortable now (slight stretch, more tolerant of more temperatures, significantly softer and more flexible, etc). They've become daily normal-comfort normal-fashion wear rather than work wear. Of course they aren't as durable on average - it's a completely different material at this point, sold for a different purpose. Durable stuff still exists, it's just harder to find becaus…
I've got to believe one of the most commonly available jeans in the US are the Kirland ones, and they're just plain 100% cotton denim. Mid-weight, 14.5oz, but plenty durable.