I’ve never really understood the appeal of paying more for a shirt just because it has a brand like Nike or Adidas or something with another brand that sells a product printed across it when a plain, unbranded one costs less.
If you think about it, walking around wearing a giant logo is basically acting as a walking billboard for that company. Usually, if a company wants to advertise on a billboard, they have to pay for the space. But with branded clothes, people not only provide the advertising space for free, they actually pay extra for the privilege.
It feels a bit backwards to me. For those of you who prefer branded clothing, what makes it worth the extra cost for you?
Edit: I’m not speaking of sports equipment. Just clothing you would wear to the movies, the store, etc.
I found out that the $130 name brand of a particular item lasted about 10x longer than the $35 no-name equivalent. Someone who’s pretty thrifty helped point me toward the brand. If part of what you’re paying for is sturdier materials and build, it might be well worth the extra cost.
For most things though, it’s not worth the price as far as I can tell. Nobody really cares if you wear no-name clothing, or if they do, they’re an asshole you want to avoid anyway.
If you count band shirts as branded (idk why you wouldnt), It’s because I want to support the artists. Almost all of my shirts are band shirts I’ve bought at gigs. Yes they’re expensive for what they are but that money is going to my favourite bands so they can keep making more music. Plus it saves me from ever having to go shopping for t-shirts. Win-win.
Yo, that’s fifty dollars for a T-shirt.
I got twenty dollars in my pocket
I might buy a brand because it’s good quality (like Duluth Trading Co. pants or LL Bean coats) but IDGAF about the brand name itself. In fact, I would prefer it to be subtle or even invisible.
Maybe I just had bad luck but I went through about 5 pairs of Duluth work pants in like 2 years before I gave up on the brand. The crotch seam would always start ripping from me crouching and doing regular work stuff. Got some pants from the army surplus that still look brand new years later
Huh, I’ve had great luck with their firehose flex triple stitched stuff. Nothing wrong with surplus though!
Yeah im the same. I never buy clothes with logotypes ever. Not going to be walking around with an ad on me.
It’s not that I intend to have a sports logo on my shirt, it’s just this sporting company happens to make a shirt that breathes well without being a cheap, thin fabric.
My favourite shirt is a Nike one that just saying “running” with their tick
Every time I see it in my wardrobe I start laughing. Gives major background character vibes
I usually pay about $3 for a blank t-shirt. I have a few that are over ten years old, and they’re still fine.
I have no interest in being a walking billboard for any brand. They should pay me to wear such clothes.
Some of them are worth the money, last longer.
Not the famous brands of course. Those are revenue-optimized, also likely abusive.
I don’t get it either. I can understand wanting to wear a shirt with a movie character to say “I like this character”. But walking around with clothes saying “I like this clothing brand” is a bit stranger
You can (and absolutely should) check what brands produce ethical clothing. I pay whatever the fuck it needs to not let people suffer because of my shirt.
And often times they are branded with that label, yes. But that’s absolutely what I want to spread awareness.
Another thing is subcultural identification. If I see someone wearing certain brands, I can often roughly determine what they identify with. It’s the same as wearing a jersey from a sports club I guess. You want to “belong”. And fasion is a huge pillar of culture.
Remeber, a first-hand 3 € shirt can never be ethical. There is no way.
Ethical clothing is twice as expensive. Usually for less fabric too because of the material and “less material = ethical” but you pay for that privilege too. You pay for less of everything.
You’re not just paying for the name, you pay for quality. Hoodies should be heavy, sweatpants shouldn’t have a draw string that will tear untieing it, t-shirts shouldn’t* shrink after the first wash and underwear should last three months before it bunches. Socks shouldn’t show your feet.
Yes?
I’m basically saying ethical can mean how it’s made or how it’s sold. If it’s made well enough people don’t think twice, if it’s made cheap you kinda wonder why. Then you read shit like this:https://atmos.earth/political-landscapes/the-human-cost-of-fast-fashion/
And you then prefer not to buy anything off of Shein or Temu and buy something worth it like at the very least Gildan Heavyweight 50/50 cotton poly blend shirts.
Edit: I hate that I chuckle at the modern politically correct term of, “fast fashion,” instead of, “sweatshop worker.”
Edit: I hate that I chuckle at the modern politically correct term of, “fast fashion,” instead of, “sweatshop worker.”
I think “fast fashion” is more in reference to how some people buy complete outfits, which after they’ve worn once, pretty much never wear again; they’ll just buy a new outfit the next time. I knew at least one girl who did this.
Now, don’t get me wrong. This is only possible because these clothes are stained by the blood of sweatshop workers and thus are dirt cheap. But I’m pretty sure “fast fashion” was not coined as a pc way of saying sweatshop clothes. Or at least not at first
When I find something I like, I look for that brand in the hope of finding something else I like
Except docker and Levi. They fit differently by what country they were manufactured in. Maybe Malaysian Levi’s fit well but the “exact same” pants made in Vietnam’s wont
Bands make almost nothing from Spotify and I’m not a concert person
Brand, not band.
A relevant clip from The Thick of It, contender for best TV show ever, that changed my outlook on wearing branded clothing forever.
I don’t typically buy cloths that are anything special. I mean, I might like a Nike or UA something that’s half of clearance at Kohl’s, but I don’t think I’ve even bought anything full price in my life even though I can.
That being said I like nice things people don’t notice. For example I’ll wear a $1,000 Tissot watch, my EDC bookbag is a $400 Tom Bihn bag, that type of thing. I like nice things, bitynot being flashy about it.
