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Or, the other way of looking at it, prices are not impossibly low like we have come to expect from disposable fashion produced by exploited workers in slavery conditions.
I try mostly to buy my cloth from europe only for already quite long time and im very happy about this recent incensitive that will probably boost offer. But. There is two things that are a little bit irritating with EU clothing : the price and quality are way too high for lower middle class , i work , get dirty , sweat , i dont want to ruin a 500โฌ cashmire/welsh magical goat wool because my activity arnt excusively sunday brunch and art gallery opening. And omg , the fashion choice is insane too , i dont want to look like a berliner or parisian urban hipster when walking my dog or shopping in aldi.
They need more regular fashion and more reasonnable quality/pricing. I dont mind paying 100 euro for a jean for example but as someone wearing cap , its either i will look like a clown with their design or i need to pay 400 euro.
You could take a look at something like Asket? I recently got two t-shirts from them, and I love how they are simple and elegant. They only have one "essentials" collection and also are cheaper than others like merzbschwanen or something.
I cannot say anything about their longevity yet, unfortunately.
Will do , i take any suggestion so thank you ๐
Completely understood and i agree that it is a bit irritating to put a lot of money on cloths and get them scratched the next day ! I try to buy the same and honestly shop a lot on https://www.wedressfair.fr/ lately. The brand colorful standard makes stuff that lasts long enough for me and that is pretty classic stuff, no hipster style necessary.
Definitely, but everytime clothing made in Europe is posted here, the top comments are usually about how expensive they are
True, but there's an easy solution:
Don't buy new clothes.
You probably already have more than enough.
Or buy used clothes at thrift stores
Clothes stay good for a good while if not abused, buying second hand is a fantastic way of reducing waste
I'm part of a clothes sharing group, and the amount of never-worn or like-new high quality clothing people just give away for free is incredible.
They are more expensive but at least don't have sweat of children and lead on them.
@Blaze @tiramichu My mother used to be a regional fashion designer. She taught me about fabrics etc. If I look at the #fashion in stores now, its designed for the dump. Thin material & bad stitching. And the collection changes every week. I seriously know people that just buy new t-shirts rather than washing them. Because they are so cheap. Nothing about #cheap is good.
I would rather buy quality items less often and pay more and wear them until they are truly done
@Blaze @tiramichu yes because we pay people a living wage and don't run sweat shops for children. Unfortunately, too many people cannot afford these clothes here either, so they also buy from the sweat shop slaves who they cannot see.
@tiramichu @Blaze
Well Europe could just simply legislate to ban brands from purchasing clothing made in those conditions. ๐คท
If they haven't done so yet it can only be because legislators are benefiting themselves. :blobamused: