'>>18088325
all of my clothes are made by my tailor of 100% wool, silk or cotton and its not even that expensive $400 for a suit, $100 for a shirt, $150 for trousers, $100 for a polo';

'>>18088325
Jews.';

'i spent like $190 on a sweater from allsaints and it's half polyester and it's fucking made in china. YSL boots have plastic heels. Levis, wranglers, and carhartt are all polyester chink shit now too.

i fucking LOATHE the current state of clothing. From that moment forward I made the decision that everything i buy will either be
>cheap well-fitting items from the thrift store
or
>raw denim made by autistic japanese guys

if i get fucked over again i will push the button like in picrel';

'i have some tommy hilfiger polos and sweaters, they are fucking dope qualitywise. this pic explains why';

'>>18088352
Tailored clothes are pointless unless you're super autistic about details, you can get 90% there without going to a tailor with industrial tailoring
>>18088385
the TH jeans were pretty good from what i recall too, but the jackets are often fake leather or other types of polyesther, so avoid TH jackets!';

'>>18088391
tailored clothing is vastly superior to anything industrial can produce and its not even more expensive';

'>>18088403
industrial tailoring is about half the cost and gets you 90% there, i cant even think of details id care about that would make me go the extra mile';

'>>18088325
>is that polyester??? I AM GOING FRIGGIN INSANE THE WEST HAS COLLAPSED
Why are npcs like this';

'>>18088325
All my clothes are cotton except specific items where polyester is actually a plus:
-outerwear, because polyester is waterproof
-workout shorts, polyester makes them dry faster
-two "travel" pants that are not wrinkable when you take the plane

I think my take is actually the smartest of all, which is why i am vastly superior to all of you and all of your takes. It is the ultimate polyesterpill.';

'>>18088433
>-outerwear, because polyester is waterproof
Have you heard of waxed cotton? I mean I guess it’s fine if you are doing like skiing or something

>-workout shorts, polyester makes them dry faster
How wet do you get when working out? lol

>-two "travel" pants that are not wrinkable when you take the plane
I have one of these but it’s just because I haven’t got a replacement yet. There are plenty of natural fabrics that won’t wrinkle and are comfy. Wool would work';

'>>18088447
>waxed cotton
can go fuck itself whenever "the elements" are something heavier than a light mist.
>workout clothes
yes, people tend to sweat, therefore wash their workout clothes after every use
>wool would work
yeah, nothing better than some wool pants in hot, humid conditions.';

'>>18088433
>-workout shorts, polyester makes them dry faster
I disapprove of this. Polyester is what makes them sweaty in the first place because the material is not breathable, and also retains odours more than cotton.

You will get there one day, smart guy.';

'>>18088471
There are light wool weaves that are cooler. Eg "tropical" cotton.

You are more ignorant than you think';

'>>18088447
>How wet do you get when working out? lol
By actually working out and not just looking at yourself in the mirror, FAGGOT';

'>>18088430
>I do not care for the material my garments are made off
why are NPCs like this?';

'>>18088433
>-outerwear, because polyester is waterproof
fair
>-workout shorts, polyester makes them dry faster
polyester also makes them smell a lot whenever you sweat';

'>>18088500
I workout in my house or outside, no mirrors or other people around. Never had a problem with cotton, I’m not worried if I get sweat on it either';

'>>18088325
I prefer organics like wool and cotton and silk but polyesters and other synthetics seem damn-near impossible to avoid nowadays.

>>18088352
Based.

>>18088433
Also based.';

'>>18088325
I am a zoomer who buys mostly from pull&bear and bershka (eurochad), it says its 100% cotton, i always avoid at all times polyester';

'>>18088559
Weird outfit for a man.';

'>>18088352
what cunt u r? def no Amerfagland prices.

here be like 1K soot (MTM, not b'spoke), 150 sirt';

'Funny chart because Abercrombie is one of the only places you can get jeans with less than 2% elastane';

'>>18088559
umm w2c that outfit????? asking for a friend...';

'>>18088648
I bought some chambray shirt from A&F year ago that is really nice and still kick ass

I think mall brands sometimes get their things right. for example, i've got some zara pieces with me (linen trousers, cotton sweaters) that are ten fucking years old.

with experience you can get a view from the highlights of every brand, for polos, jeans, sweaters etc';

'>>18088567
>

>>18088701
Not sure. You may have to find a similar-enough pattern to download and make it yourself, or go thrifting in the women's section.';

'I try to be concious of the material and shop natural fabrics where possible. I'm not bothered about like 2% elastic in jeans but if I see poly mix in a wool jacket then fuck that.';

'>>18088430
post beamed in from bizarro world';

'>>18088325
>Massimo Dutti twice as expensive as Tommy Hilfiger or Calvin Klein
really?';

'>>18088325
I hate polyester or any other synthetic fabric
Polyester or nylon is only fine for jackets if the weather is bad';

'>>18088433
>workout shorts

Polyester starts smelling faster
If you don't like washing after every use you should at least smell the ass crack of your shorts. The smell gets bad fast';

'>>18089252
how many wears do you expect to get out of workout shorts before you wash them?';

'>>18088713
I think Abercrombie has gotten better in the last 5 years or so.';

'>>18088474
>>18088511
>>18089252

As >>18089265 hints, you are not supposed to wear workout clothes more than once.';

'>>18088648
>>18088713
>>18089424
I bought some Abercrombie stuff last year. The website was totally cucked with a bunch of loud, obnoxious, AIDS faggot LGBTQIA2PEDO+ shit. Against my better judgement, I ignored it and bought from them anyway - I made sure to not donate to their faggot AIDS causes during checkout like they begged me to, and I still continued on with the order.

I received the items in a GAY PRIDE bag. The bag was literally covered in loud, obnoxious rainbow colors and had some sort of pride month text in repeating patterns all over it. Allow me to repeat that: a company I just ordered $3-400 worth of clothing from, sent my items in a GAY PRIDE bag that was very obviously a GAY PRIDE bag from half a mile away. Are you fucking serious? Are you fucking kidding me.

So, I got a big fat sharpie and crossed out every single instance of pro-LGBTQ pedophilic child grooming imagery and text, and it was quite a lot, the bag ended up being mostly Sharpie slashes when I was done with it, and it wasn't a small bag. I put every item back in the bag. And on the return slip I wrote them a very polite note telling them how disgusted I was about the bag they sent my items in.

I'll never do business with Abercrombie again. The only time I'd ever do it would be to purchase a lot of items and then return them all. You can do this with clothing companies that hire blacks and browns to model clothing too btw. Oops, wrong size, hehe, silly me!';

'>>18089549
wtf i love abercrombie now???
im buying all of their products immediately';

'>wtf i love abercrombie now???
>im buying all of their products immediately';

'>>18088362
what will you do when the thrift stores run out of good clothing. Thrifting in my area has been pretty much dead since 2020 and im losing hope of ever finding good stuff again. The best clothing i can find now at these places are shitty "made in Bangladesh" Levi's for 3/4 of their price new.';

'>>18088430
Polyester is the largest source of microplastics. Contributing about a third of all microplastics. Every time you do your laundry a bit runs down the drain. Eventually you end up drinking it and it ends up inside your body practically forever.

Why do you think you're such a faggot?';

'>>18089531
I rewear my wool workout shorts 5 days in a row.';

'I travel to Thailand for a well fitted cheap looking suit';

'>>18088559
is your thong the same material';

'>>18088447
>have you heard of waxed cotton?
Have you heard of Gore-Tex? 100% waterproof, windproof and yet still highly breathable. Waxed cotton jackets are for farmers and landed gentry larping as farmers.';

'>>18090578
no wonder they smell like balls';

'>>18090834
Yes, yes it is.';

'Depends on the item and how much it costs.';

'>>18088559
what do you recommend for silk clothes';

'>>18088325
i refuse to wear plastic clothes if i can help it
only plastic clothes i'll wear is gym shorts';

'>>18088362
thrift stores are out of good stuff. all the good stuff is long gone, now it's just the same fast fashion garbage in stores being donated';

'>>18088325
>Pull&Bear
>stradivarius
>zara
>gap
>american eagle
>tommy hilfiger
>calvin klein
>levi's
>j crew
>cos
>madewell
>tommy hilfiger
>banana republic
>levi's
>urban outfitters
every single one of these brands uses synthetic thread to make all their garments.
they can put "100% cotton" on the tag and sew the entire thing together with plastic legally.';

'>>18091006
alright
thats not good i guess but not nearly as big of a deal as plastic fabric';

'Anyone have a good 100% cotton polo shirt?
Also need a long sleeve button up thats 100% cotton or linen or wool but is relatively light weight';

'>>18088433
based
synthetics are better for hiking gear too. its a no brainer if you live somewhere with weather.

>>18088447
>Have you heard of waxed cotton?
have you heard of "clammy as shit, unbreathable, unsuitable for high activity, leaks at the stitching"?
>How wet do you get when working out? lol
have you never broken a sweat?
is there no weather where you live?
listening to this guy's post is like taking diet advice from a 600lb guy.
>There are light wool weaves that are cooler. Eg "tropical" cotton.
wool is just bad in warm weather. i have like $10,000++ in wool clothes and gear, every kind of exotic wool you could think of except vicuna.

>>18088648
that's a wake up call that you should stop buying jeans from gay fashion companies that don't specialize in jeans.
there's zero denim worth buying from any mall brand. the only minor exceptions are gap/banana republic/uniqlo selvedge and g star. that stuff is okay. get yourself a pair of wranglers or save up and get some japanese jeans.
you can tell when a guy bought his jeans at the mall, they look gay and bad.

>>18088362
>>18089567
>what will you do when the thrift stores run out of good clothing
this. the thrift stores around seattle are so bad now because of resellers. its nothing but garbage from uniqlo with stains on it being priced higher than it was new and $35 pairs of made in bangladesh jeans that were $12 brand new at costco. i only even bother thrifting for winter jackets anymore.

>>18091016
the thread is a very large amount of the fabric used in a garment. a lot more than you would think if you have never sewn before.';

'>>18091021
(not that non)
>have you heard of "clammy as shit, unbreathable, unsuitable for high activity, leaks at the stitching"?
ive never had a problem with my barbour leaking. maybe if you jumped in a lake with it on. its not breathable but not so bad that its uncomfortable, its fine for walking hiking or bike riding.
>wool is just bad in warm weather
tropical/fresco wool performs really, really well in the heat. just as well as linen, better than seersucker. surely youve tried fresco if youve got such a big collection.
the thing with lightweight clothes is you really cant cheap out. less expensive stuff is going to be lower quality fabric which can never be as breathable.';

'>>18088362
Clothes made in China can vary in quality significantly. They’re either dirt cheap quality or made to very good standards. Clothes made since the pandemic have been completely shit quality though';

'>>18091031
>go hiking in a fresco wool suit and a barbour jacket
topKEK what a retard dork
>the thing with lightweight clothes is you really cant cheap out. less expensive stuff is going to be lower quality fabric which can never be as breathable.
poly mesh is pretty cheap and out performs everything you mentioned as a performance fabric.';

'>>18089549
This pasta is stale';

'>>18091033
china isn't where they make temu shein clothes anymore. more like bangladesh, vietnam, etc. when people talk about "chinese" clothes its their millenial-isms taking over.
chinese labor has been too expensive and chinese human rights laws/demands for this industry for over a decade.';

'>>18091035
>>go hiking in a fresco wool suit and a barbour jacket
i didnt say anything like that idk what your retarded ass is getting that from. theyre two separate use cases. ive hiked in my barbour in the rain, and ive worn fresco walking in the city on hot days.
>poly mesh is pretty cheap and out performs everything you mentioned as a performance fabric.
okay. even if thats true i dont like putting cancer causing garbage on my body or monetarily supporting polluting the planet';

'>>18091039
It’s still where all the other cheap plastic shit is made like electronics etc. Clothes are the exception to the rule';

'>>18088430
jew';

'recommend me NON PLASTIC UNDERWEAR';

'>>18091077
what type? im just gonna assume boxer briefs but i can give you different answers if you like tighty whities or boxers or w/e.

summer: just go to ross and mass buy whatever 100% cotton combo pack they're dumping. mine are gildan this year.
if you're fine with 1% elastine: costco has 99% supima 1% elastine ones for $3 a pair online only no membership required.
fall winter: icebreaker merino wool (expensive)';

'brynje is really good for fall/winter too
i might like their wool mesh more than woven wool';

'>>18088325
Leather
cotton
linen
wool';

'>>18091087
why is merino better in winter?';

'>>18091089
and into the trash it goes';

'>>18091103
oh yeah i forgot its not a 100% natural one. probably not the best for casual wear. the poly's probably added to make it wick and dry better for hiking.
icebreaker then. i've bought basically every 100% wool boxer brief you can get in burger land over the years in my quest to find the ones that last the longest hiking (the cost adds up lol) although i've heard some people online say that smartwool isn't shit anymore (haven't tried recently)';

'the cheap option for wool underwear is being low time preference and lurking sales & those hiking gear discount sites like clymb if it still exists then mass buying whatever one you find cheap in your size most of the brands are samey.
if you're paying full price just spend a bit more & get icebreaker imo.';

'>>18088362
>i spent like $190 on a sweater from allsaints and it's half polyester and it's fucking made in china. YSL boots have plastic heels. Levis, wranglers, and carhartt are all polyester chink shit now too

Kek';

'>>18091108
The poly is added because wool would fucking disintegrate. If you wanted to strengthen wool with a natural fiber in the same way you would have to use hemp. Hemp is the only one with strength comparable (or exceeding) poly';

'>>18088362
It’s not even just what they’re made of any more. The clothes fits terribly. Clothes since 2020 are now way too short in the torso and fit like crop tops if you have a long torso (men ideally have a longer torso than legs). The baggy zoomer trend means that all clothes fit like tents around the waist and sizing down means they’ll be skin tight around the arms chest and shoulders if you’ve spent more than an hour in the gym in your life';

'>>18088352
you are not getting a bespoke suit for $400.';

'>>18089567
I swear zoomers are managing to be less and less computer literate by the day.

>eBay
>Poshmark
>Grailed

Boom. Problem solved. Only buy items where measurements are provided (preferably in pics with tape on the garment) and where you can see the tag showing where it's made and what it's made of.


Does this take more time than going to a website and just throwing something in the cart? Absolutely. This is a good thing, it will slow down potential impulse purchases and make you consider whether what you're buying is worth it.

And don't say "But how will I know if it will fit?" If you know your measurements (shoulders, chest, waist, arm, thigh, inseam) you'll have a pretty damn good idea how something will fit even without trying it on, especially if you focus on certain brands where you get used to their overall cuts and style.';

'>>18091377
lel wtf is with these weird posts where people think wool will "disintegrate" after a few uses. i have multiple pure wool undergarments that have lasted years.';

'>>18092608
The brynje is a netting base layer. Netting has a lot of friction. It's an outdoor technical garment. People want durability when they buy an outdoor technical garment.';

'>>18092608
>lel wtf is with these weird posts where people think wool will "disintegrate" after a few uses. i have multiple pure wool undergarments that have lasted years.
you wear them casually as fashion. these things have to hold up to the demands of long distance hikers who wear 2 pairs of socks for 2600 miles hiking sun up to sunset every day for 6 months and don't wash them. if you actually have that lifestyle merino undergarments last maybe a year and socks maybe half a year.

>>18091377
>The poly is added because wool would fucking disintegrate.
in underwear and base layers? no it wouldn't. that's only true for socks. woven merino wool is plenty strong for everything else.
the poly is probably added to lower the drying time and to make it wick moisture better.

>>18092361
>Clothes since 2020 are now way too short in the torso and fit like crop tops if you have a long torso (men ideally have a longer torso than legs).
look at how body shapes vary by race and it will make a lot more sense why this is the case as the west diversifies. northern europeans have the longest torsos on average because our ancestors used to swim think michael phelps. west africans have the longest legs and shortest torsos on average think usain bolt. this logic does apply to the average.';

'>>18092666
Have they thought about bringing more than one pair of clothes on their long journey?
Perhaps wool underwear underneath a cotton pair of compression underwear might fix the problem.
Modern hikers are pussies';

'>>18092361
>Clothes since 2020 are now way too short in the torso
Wtf are you talking about? It's the complete opposite. I'm 5'6 and have always struggled with shirts being too long in the torso, and most brands have just kept getting longer and longer. If you go to any thrift store, you'll notice the older tshirts from the same brands are significantly shorter.';

'mallbrands like hollister and its bigger brother a&f became completely different over the last decade. Remembering around 2008 they had very good quality all cotton fabrics for the price. Well sown, high quality collars/sleeves and cut for the nonmanlet body. 30USD a tee back then but they would last forever and fit right. Still have cargo shorts that are 15 years old and looking good. Complete reversal of all that and it's just fast fashion trash now that looks like a rag after the first wash. The physical quality of their clothes reflected in their cancerous rebranding';

'>>18089110
Yeah, I wonder how the data is gathered. Cuz Calvin and Tommy ain't that cheap if you buy from their stores, but they're both super easy to find for very cheap in surplus stores like Marshall's and Ross. So maybe the figures include those prices?';

'>>18091077
just buy CK';

'>>18092787
Raise your arms and check if your slutty tummy shows';

'>>18092815
It does and it should. That's how a shirt is supposed to fit.';

'>>18092830
Um, try again sweaty';

'>>18092787
japs tend to make their tees short in the torso. 5'6 manlet here that's what you should be wearing if you don't tailor everything. bpcall on taobao has a very good fit too.';

'>>18092835
Only jap brand I know of is uniqlo, and their shit's still too long, so their American stores must have Americanized sizing/styling or sth.
I'll check out bpcall tho. Thx. Got any other recs?';

'>>18092915
>>18092835
Just sag your pants if your shirts are too long';

'>>18092666
>>The poly is added because wool would fucking disintegrate.
>in underwear and base layers? no it wouldn't. that's only true for socks. woven merino wool is plenty strong for everything else.
>the poly is probably added to lower the drying time and to make it wick moisture better.
It's a netting base layer. Please get that through your head. It's a base layer that is netting. The air pockets keep sweat from accumulating and keep you warmer than a traditional base layer. Wool alone as netting would never work.';

'>>18092787
>I'm 5'6
I'm 6'2 (white)';

'>>18092787
>If you go to any thrift store, you'll notice the older tshirts from the same brands are significantly shorter.
Then dry the living shit out of your shirts. Everything in a thrift store has been abused.';

'>>18092368
Maybe he's getting it from Pakistan';

'>>18092985
It doesn't work like that. Shrinking shirts in the dryer shrinks the whole shirt, not just the torso length. If I were to do that, I may as well just go down a size. But the problem with that is XS is usually too tight everywhere else. Small fits me appropriately everwhere else, but is too long in the torso for most brands in current year.
Those same brand shirts in a size small from thrift stores have the right torso length and fit me everywhere else too. So it's not due to shrinkage, but because those brands designed the proportions differently in previous years.';

'>>18093066
so tuck it in like a big boy';

'>>18093067
I do sometimes nigger, but that doesn't work for every outfit, which is why it's nice to have some tshirts that are actually an appropriate length.';

'>>18093066
I'm 6'2 and shrinking torso length is the number 1 problem with drying shirts and pants for that matter.';

'>>18088713
How about Zara's linen cotton blend?';

'>>18093109
It happens naturally, regardless if they're air-dryed or not. It's to do with how the jersey knit works. Because of this t-shirts will always decrease in length rather than width';

'>>18092666
>these things have to hold up to the demands of long distance hikers who wear 2 pairs of socks for 2600 miles hiking sun up to sunset every day for 6 months and don't wash them
>if you actually have that lifestyle merino undergarments last maybe a year and socks maybe half a year.

So what's the problem?';

'>>18088325
>¿';

'>>18094798
The problem is they can take more than 2 pairs, they intentionally put themselves at a disadvantage';

'>>18088325
bump';

'>>18088362
I spent $100 on a sweater from Spier & Mackay that was also made in China, but made from 100% Merino Wool lol';

'>>18088325
>Tommy Hilfiger as low as Zara
???
They cost way more than abercrombie, it’s the same pevel as hugo

What a dumb chart';

'>>18088362
I never understood posts like these for years, like nigga just read the store page before you buy it lol

But recently I had to order something from a usa site
>No country of origin
>No material composition
>Have to pay extra for thief insurance
Damn, how do you guys put up with this shit? I hate the EU but they are right when it comes to this, never seen any store where material was not listed';