Donated men's clothing tends to be dead man's clothes
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For the same price, men's clothing are often far thicker with better quality fabric.
Next time you see a simple men's t-shirt, look at the equivalent for women. It's more expensive and thinner.
People always say 'vote with your wallet' as if women didn't already have to deal with the ridiculousness of non-standard sizes, bloating, bra compatibility, and constantly being heavily judged for appearances. Taking all of this into account, better fabric and pockets are a premium that can't always be afforded or not even offered.
What does my head in is the way so many casual clothes like t-shirts are pointlessly gendered. There's way more variance between one individual person and the next, versus the difference between men and womens' bodies as an overall group. There's plenty of top-heavy guys just as there's plenty of justice-chested ladies, so why not just market casual clothes based on what shape they are rather than what gender you should conform to in order to wear it, and let the customer decide whether a given design is too girly or manly for them.
Sports shoes are the worst offenders, because stylistically these days 98% of them look absolutely identical but are split by gender anyway for no fucking reason.
This is so spot on I feel like the person that made this meme has been sneaking around my house to spy on me.
This is true. I wear my socks until they are more hole than sock and I currently have a couple of shirts in the "home clothes" level that I got about 15-18 years ago.
Fuck fast fashion. Be a man. Save the planet.
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I'm currently wearing my painting clothes, working on painting the front hallway. The shorts are around 25 years old, and the shirt is about ten years old. The shorts only have a couple of small paint spots on them, and I admit that I wear them for everyday too.
Apart from underwear and socks, nearly all of my clothes are at least ten years old. My winter parka is about 35 years old and still looks fine, the color is just a bit faded. I have a belt that's over 40 years old, I got it in high school. It's my favorite belt.
I'm old, no one really cares what I wear as long as I'm decent.
I still have a leather Dickies belt I got at Zumiez about 25 years ago. Only in adulthood did i start paying attention to materials, and I'm still a bit surprised that the cheap skater belt i got as a teen was evidently quality leather.
So men are better for the environment?
On that front, yes. But then there's our usual fascination with engines/computers/power tools (you have to pick at least one) so it probably evens out
"Probably" is doing a lot of work here.
And don't forget about all the methane.
We do be venting
But I drive a small sports car with a reasonably sized engine while she drives the v6 supercharged SUV and I'm using those tools to extend the life of things around the house... Got me on the computing front though lol
Protip, a pin badge works to cover those holes around the tshirt/shirt pockets. You can also learn to live with the holes below the belly button, especially if there's some crumpling going on down there. This further blurs the line between home and outside clothes and elongates your public enjoyment of holey clothes. For shorts, cotch holes adds some nice airflow, and once all socks are more hole than sock, you just switch to sandals.
I sew my clothes back together when they start to fall apart. Until they are so threadbare that there's not enough structure to hold a hole together. Then they become rags.
Sure, i do wear my clothes for a long time. But i'm still bored by the selection, and i wish skirts & thigh highs were more accepted in society.
Kilts and those long soccer socks is one way to work around that
But those aren't pink or purple, and i'm no Scot.
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I'm afraid I can't do anything about the socks color though
I bet we can find football teams with pink colours, should be possible to get pink football socks
I’m still wearing clothes with holes in them. It’s not fair, if someone buys brand new ripped jeans that’s “fashion,” but if I do it I’m a “slob.”
My husband won't stop wearing bangs tees with holes in them. He's a tech executive. I keep telling him showing up on zoom like that isn't doing him any favors. Man doesn't care. Can't help but respect his convictions.
Why not sew the holes? When washing the laundry I check all clothes, pile them alone and do quick stiching.
I keep telling him showing up on zoom like that isn't doing him any favors
As a programmer, I'd trust a tech exec with a scruffy beard and/or wearing dilapidated band shirts over some guy with nice clothes and an impeccable shave any day of the week. You're right that it probably doesn't help him with other execs or finance guys though
If working in a professional career while wearing a band tshirt is wrong, then I don't want to be right.
Depends on the Bands really..
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The problem with real ripped jeans, at least with all of mine, is that they usually come apart at the knees and the hole tends to expand downward every time you put them on and your big toe snags into the hole, which makes them impractical and bad looking in the long run, compared to "designed" holes that may also be reinforced so you don't accidentally make them larger when putting the pants on.
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Literally what everyone should be doing now for the environment. Clothes waste is a huge problem. The fact that people throw away stuff that can still be sold at thrift stores is appalling. Understandable if your body shape has changed or something, but "getting bored" of clothes is indefensible. This extends to people "getting bored" of phones and cars too, which is terrible.
Also: I'm in this picture and my wife hates me for it. I have something from 25 years ago thats still wearable.
Are they really throwing it away if it ends up at a thrift store? I wear my clothes until they've disintegrated but if someone wants to keep up with trends is donating them so someone else can buy some gently used nicer stuff at a lower price really that bad/wasteful?
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Only problem we have around here is it gets pretty humid so the older clothes sometimes catch on a weird smell, but if you wear them a couple of times in fresh air it goes away...
I feel seen
I should probably go put on nicer clothes
Or you could stop looking. Either way's fine
Or, Dog's New Sheets.
Yes, my das grabs his old shirts and uses them to cover the dog at its bed.
And the problem with this is?
It makes the fast fashion people very sad
I really don't know the last time I got rid of an article of clothing besides shredded socks. I like this post.
Socks make excellent dipstick wipers, then once well impregnated with oil, they're good for lubing bike chains
Omg.. I remember fixing my bike chain in the freezing winter. Would have been perfect.
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