I’ve started throwing out socks I bought 4-5 months ago for developing holes. Same brand I’ve been buying for 15+ years and used to be able to go 18-24 months before needing replacements.

Contemporary fascism can’t even make the proverbial trains run on time.

[–] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 24 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It's really quite depressing and infuriating. I'm finally financially in a good spot to afford better quality clothes. I want to buy something that'll last me years and years. I don't like to participate in fast fashion. So I looked up which brands people recommended. Turns out everyone's in agreement that even the expensive stuff from previously well respected brands is now overpriced crap that falls apart within a year.

I've got clothes from 20 years ago, some even much older from my mom that holds up better than things I bought a year ago. I hate it, fuck late stage capitalism.

[–] user_name@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Absolutely. I’m admittedly a bit of a clothes horse and it really used to be that, within reason, there were brand names that used to be a reasonable proxy for quality. But now I’m looking at shirts from the same place I bought them from years ago and the fabric is thin to the point where it’s actually sheer.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I always buy secondhand these days for this reason unless it’s from a brand that still has its reputation in tact.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Socks are built to lowest cost. If you want good socks, get wool or cotton from a small company

[–] SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

If you're in the us, darn tough are great quality, wool, and come with a lifetime warranty.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Tf are you calling making worse socla fascism

You are stripping the word from its meaning