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As if I had enough money for a second sustainable outfit

The prices on this things I swear :,(

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social 38 points 11 months ago

That’s why thrift stores exist. Nothing more sustainable than buying used.

[-] M137@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

And the stuff there is generally good quality, since it has been used and not fallen apart for being cheap shit.

I've exclusively bought clothes, furniture, kitchenware etc. second hand for about 10 years now and everything has been cheaper and so much nicer and better quality than anything I could buy new.

[-] nurple@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I've shifted to buying a lot of things used but I still can't wrap my head around buying used clothing most of the time. There is an overwhelming selection of choices, and even if I sift through all of that to find the sort of stuff I need chances are it isn't going to fit well.

Poshmark helps for some things, but only if it's like a discrete, easily categorized item that I can clearly for (like a specific brand of hat, or a specific line of pants from a specific brand that I already know fit). I'm appreciative of brands that have started carrying their own used clothing sections - even though it's usually more expensive it's so much easier to wrap my head around.

Contrast that with things like electronics or household items which I go used for all day every day. I needed a rice cooker, bought a used Zojirushi off a local guy within a week, easy as pie.

[-] Twelve20two@slrpnk.net 0 points 11 months ago

If you've got any local tailors, you can always buy slightly larger and then bring the clothes to them for adjustments

[-] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

That only works for people for whom the largest size option is too big in every dimension. For me, XXL clothing is rare, AND 75% of the time, XXL clothing is made for a person 11" shorter than me who weighs 3x more than me. Which a tailor can reduce the width, but a tailor can't make the clothes taller.

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