lucyfell

lucyfell t1_jaous06 wrote

Reply to comment by bingworm in Is there any hard evidence (not anecdotal) that "high quality" clothes actually last longer than their cheap counterparts? by bingworm

Ohh. If this is what you mean then what you need to do is talk to a fabric historian. (Yes thise exist). They can show you woven fabric from 100 years ago and 200 years ago vs today and you can see with your naked eye how a farmer in 1850 had higher quality clothing than anything you can get today and that’s why his clothing lasted 10 years despite being washed in kerosene and boiled vs your clothing that falls apart.

…. Yeah now that I think about it I’m sad because your question is essentially “why aren’t there scientific studies about this thing that is glaringly obvious to anyone who knows any textile history or has purchased old clothing” and I’m realizing a lot of things in the world are like that.

Edit: also your post is misleading. You asked about quality. What you actually care about is price. No, more expensive clothing is not objectively better than cheap clothing. That’s called marketing.

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lucyfell t1_jaou89r wrote

Reply to Is there any hard evidence (not anecdotal) that "high quality" clothes actually last longer than their cheap counterparts? by bingworm

As someone who sews: 1000% percent. But it’s not “high quality” as in expensive it’s “high quality” as in well woven fabric and well sewn clothing. I can identify when I see it and also tell you that pretty much nothing you can buy at the mall or in a target meets this criteria anymore.

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lucyfell t1_ja9btns wrote

Reply to Le Crueset still BIFL? by pussayforlife

I went with staub because I kept seeing them at local restaurants and figured if anyone would go BIFL it would be someone running a low margin business who needs stuff to survive rough and frequent use and doesn’t want to pony up cash for new shit all the time 🤷🏻‍♀️

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lucyfell t1_ja6bfv9 wrote

Reply to crossbody wallets VS purse by Single-Log-1101

There’s a reason LV Neverfulls are the suburban Mom bag.

Before kids you can use it for books / laptops / coats etc. after kids you can use it as a diaper bag for the kid’s stuff etc. You then keep your stuff in a wallet on chain in the diaper bag and then you can separate the two when you need to go out to dinner etc.

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