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AuPbAg LinkI'm in r/myog, but I've never contributed anything. Years ago, with some help from me, my wife made my whole hammock sleep system for backpacking and camping. When our kiddies are both out of...I'm in r/myog, but I've never contributed anything. Years ago, with some help from me, my wife made my whole hammock sleep system for backpacking and camping. When our kiddies are both out of diapers we plan on doing the same for them, and making family camping a semi-regular thing.
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Comment on Looking for sustainably designed anti-fast fashion brands in ~life.style
AuPbAg LinkI am shamelessly replying with a comment I made on Reddit about three weeks ago, edited with information that is new (to me). Recently I've discovered, through sheer luck and research, that there...I am shamelessly replying with a comment I made on Reddit about three weeks ago, edited with information that is new (to me).
Recently I've discovered, through sheer luck and research, that there seems to be a correlation between a company's longevity, how much they advertise, and the quality of their products. A recent example sits at the forefront of my mind:
Two weeks ago my wife calls me from the local flea market, excitedly telling me that there was a rack full of wool suits and sweaters in what appeared to be my size, for ridiculously little money. "Eh," I replied, "send me some pictures and I can come check it out if anything looks good."
So, she sent me a handful of pictures but you couldn't really tell anything about the clothes from them, except the labels on them. I recognized a few as being solidly mid-tier, but one label stood out. Brooks Brothers.
I'd heard of Brooks Brothers, or rather, I'd heard the name here and there. Call me ignorant, but I knew nothing about the brand. So, a-googling I did go.
Turns out Brooks Brothers has been around since the 1800s, and was a favorite of Abraham Lincoln's. Apparently they're still making high quality clothing from hand-selected fabrics, and don't really seem to give a shit what is trendy at any given moment. If you take a look at their website you'll see $1,300 suits that would not be out of place in an episode of Dragnet, or in an FDR biopic.
[Edit that was mentioned at the top: Brooks Brothers went tits-up a couple of years ago. Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed their US manufacturing, majority share was bought by some hedge fund. Other Reddit users replying to my original comment mentioned that their quality is now suspect. Time will tell.]
Needless to say, but we scooped up every piece of Brooks Brothers clothing that even remotely fit me. Suits, blazers, sweaters, dress shirts, flannels, and even a merino wool turtleneck. Ended up with about $7k worth of stuff, and paid about $100.
To avoid just bragging about my wife's shopping skills, take a look at some other brands that are just kinda doing their own thing, charging whatever the market will bear for essentially the same stuff they've been making for 100+ years. Woolrich (not the greatest example anymore), Nick's Boots, Land's End. There are others I can't think of at the moment. They almost always have shit-tier advertising, eye-watering prices, and outstanding quality.
It's a buy once cry once type thing, but if you look at how expensive clothing has been historically, well made clothes have more or less kept up with inflation, but the market being flooded with cheap crap has distorted our perception.
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