Americans are spending less on clothing

Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by utellme on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @05:12AM (#16323442)

Oh, I'm feeling just opposite on your phrase "clothes last for ages" if you speaking about its quality. 10 yr old jeans looks ugly but their endurance is much better than modern ones has.

And if you wash your clothes so often, it should last few months before became completely garbage.

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Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by twostoned on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @08:04AM (#16324096)

I think drying is harder on textiles than washing. I hang dry my clothes and am baffled by how long they last vs. when I used to use a dryer. This could be personal experience.

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Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by carlmr on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @09:33AM (#16324607)

Same experience. Also fabric softeners will extend clothes life IME.

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Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by FranOntanaya on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @09:39AM (#16324646)

That'd be survivor bias. My average jeans a decade or two ago would start tearing off at the buttonhole or taint seam after a year or so.

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Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by timkpaine on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @01:04PM (#16326563)

"Taint Seam" you put hilarious words to something we all know haha. Especially those of us prone to blowing out the crotch of our jeans.

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Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by utellme on Thursday February 08, 2018 @10:52AM (#16332913)

Are you talking about product of same manufacturer?

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