Helen LH@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe I have tops and jeans from 20+ years ago that, other than being a bit faded, are made of better quality material than today's equivalent. I wear things until they wear out, which seems to take less time the newer the garment! I love charity shops for second hand clothes!
Sini Tuulia@Research_FTW@sciences.social Yes, the quality of just generic things has gone really downhill. Make it as cheap and as fast as possible, it doesn't matter if it doesn't last because all you want to do is sell even more of the same anyway. It's a race to the bottom and it makes me furious!
(Even the "luxury" options are nearly as bad, it's the same stuff with a more expensive label. Certifications for Fair Trade, union work or organic materials and Öko-Tex for non-toxic materials do help discerning when the manufacturers gave half a shit, but yeah.)