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I'm wearing a tee shirt now that's 40 years old, regular washing all these decades.
I never understand these questions about clothes wearing out. I keep clothes a very long time and I can't remember anything wearing out besides elastic in swimsuits.
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Originally Posted by KaraG
Smack all you want, it doesn't happen at my house with my washer and dryer.
I only use the dry cleaner for formal clothes and suits that we rarely need to wear.
Really? I agree it doesn't really happen from the washer and dryer unless you use the wrong settings for the clothes, but clothing that's worn regularly eventually does wear out.
I've worn out denim jeans at the crotch or the butt, the fabric wears away making any repairs futile as the new thread will pull away at the old thin fabric. I have t-shirts that I've retired to sleep duty. The collars wore out and became holey. I've worn out t-shirts in the armpit many times. Khaki shorts wear out often at the hem line but commonly at the pocket.
Most business casual-level stuff or nicer doesn't wear out so much as eventually some kind of tear or stain befalls it, though that's my fault.
All of that ignores the more basic clothing...socks wear out at the heel or big toe, Undershirts eventually will get gross in the armpits. Boxer shorts wear out...I recently threw out a couple pairs that I've had for five years or so that became threadbare, then tore out the butt/crotch. The elastic was still good after all these years, good job Jockey.
Really? I agree it doesn't really happen from the washer and dryer unless you use the wrong settings for the clothes, but clothing that's worn regularly eventually does wear out.
I've worn out denim jeans at the crotch or the butt, the fabric wears away making any repairs futile as the new thread will pull away at the old thin fabric. I have t-shirts that I've retired to sleep duty. The collars wore out and became holey. I've worn out t-shirts in the armpit many times. Khaki shorts wear out often at the hem line but commonly at the pocket.
Most business casual-level stuff or nicer doesn't wear out so much as eventually some kind of tear or stain befalls it, though that's my fault.
All of that ignores the more basic clothing...socks wear out at the heel or big toe, Undershirts eventually will get gross in the armpits. Boxer shorts wear out...I recently threw out a couple pairs that I've had for five years or so that became threadbare, then tore out the butt/crotch. The elastic was still good after all these years, good job Jockey.
Sorry, not sure what to tell you. My husband and I aren't really shoppers and we wear the same clothes for many years, jeans, tees, shorts, skirts, dresses. We donate clothes to a local charity. If we throw anything out it's because of stains, not any noticeable signs of wear.
I'm wearing a tee shirt now that's 40 years old, regular washing all these decades.
I never understand these questions about clothes wearing out. I keep clothes a very long time and I can't remember anything wearing out besides elastic in swimsuits.
And underwear.
When I was in college in the early 70s, I wore a really cool orange and black plaid wool jacket that had been my mother's when she was in college in the early 40s. It didn't fit her anymore and I don't know why she had kept it, but she was thrilled that I could wear it. It was pure wool and I guess we were lucky that we never had clothes moths in the house because it was just kept hanging in my mom's closet.
There is a 35 year old sweatshirt in the closet that is just fine, and a wool Pendleton coat of that must be at at least 47 years old. Still looks sharp.
And what about the fabrics they found in old tombs or the pyramids? Maybe it's not in pristine shape, but it's still there.
There's some forty year old clothes in my closet that still get worn regularly. No special care, 100% cotton. It was custom made clothing, though, not store bought.
There's also some still new in the package from the eighties shirts. 100% silk, nice thick slubby silk. They're like new when unwrapped. I'll usually open a new one about every three or four years since I'll have torn or somehow wrecked the old one.
Clothing here gets worn until it's rags and then it's cut up for rags. It starts out nice and worn out in public, then it becomes a wear at home garment for awhile, then when it's more worn, it gets demoted to a work shirt for construction, gardening, general dirty stuff. When there's more holes than clothes, then it's generally turned into rags.
Generally clothing is bought used from either a yard sale or thrift shop, so it's already passed a durability test somewhere. Or it's custom made. Paying retail for off the rack just doesn't seem to happen.
Also used to like finding "olden" items in thrift shops, from the 50s-70s probably (pure cotton or wool). Have a leather women trench from the 70s with full skirt (not straight design, but feminine) - cannot Marie Kondo-do it... Have ski-related items that I actually ski in (!): old Descente pants (from 70s-80s) that look skin-tight but are actually so warm (no wool content but some European ingenuity in making poly-blend that replicates thick wool). On another note, have my own 20-year old pair of "control jeans" to measure my weight's ups and downs (since the sizes have shifted, there is no trust in them...)
Yes!” Many cotton items that we wear next to our skin have a shorter life span and mainly cotton clothes have less life span. compare to other clothes.
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