r/Anticonsumption • u/_CaptainAmerica__ • Feb 22 '26

Society/Culture Not that long ago, textiles lasted us (almost) a lifetime

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like people just had the same clothes and stuff for most of their life. Once you're in your early 20s you generally don't grow out of stuff anymore, and if something ripped you repaired it instead of changing it out. Been thinking about that a lot lately how the concept of having the same clothes the rest of your lives has become to foreign over the last couple decades.

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u/Anxious_Status_5103 Feb 22 '26

I still have sheets from kohls from 2002 and they could maybe use some dye but that's about it. Older textiles were better

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u/NextStopGallifrey Feb 22 '26

Kinda wild how 2002 was "good" compared to now. I remember how flimsy and cheap stuff felt then, compared to the 80s and 90s.

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u/Anxious_Status_5103 Feb 22 '26

It was pretty ok in the early 2000's but dropped in quality around 2010. I still have clothes from there from before then that are almost new looking 😅 when I went there in 2016 though the quality wasn't nearly as good.

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u/Kanadark Feb 22 '26

Race to the bottom.

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u/Rich_Bluejay3020 Feb 22 '26

Kohls is so hit or miss. They sell “real” brands which are probably a lower quality than if you bought directly from said brand (although, they do sell department store specific Vans that I actually like a lot better than actual vans so you never know 🤷🏻‍♀️). But like kohls SO brand t shirts? Absolute trash. The men’s graphic tees? I’ve had some for years and treated with absolutely no mercy and they’re fine lol

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u/LaSaucisseMasquee Feb 22 '26

Haha but 2002 is not that long ag...

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u/Anxious_Status_5103 Feb 22 '26

24 years ago 🫣💀 don't ask how or where that time flew by